All Blacks v Springboks: Rugby Championship live stream, team news and match details
New Zealand's Will Jordan scores a try against France in Dunedin.
New Zealand welcomes South Africa in the Rugby Championship with the competition blown wide open by some surprise results in the first two rounds.
It promises to be a huge moment in the tournament between the two top-ranked teams in the world. Both go into the game with one win and one defeat so far.
South Africa were shocked by 38-22 Australia in the opening game at Ellis Park in Johannesburg but got their revenge with a 30-22 win in Cape Town.
The All Blacks, meanwhile, won the first of their double header in Argentina 41-24 before a shock 29-23 defeat in Buenos Aires set the Round Three clashes up nicely.
The teams will meet at Eden Park in Auckland for the first game of the double header on Saturday, September 6, and the All Blacks will be looking to extend an unbeaten run at the venue that stretches back to 1994.
Double world champions South Africa have to go back another 60 years to their last win at Eden Park, with the Springboks’ last recorded win in 1937.
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New Zealand v South Africa match details
When: Saturday, September 6, 3.05am Eastern Time
Where: Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
How to watch: Live stream on FloRugby
New Zealand team news
The All Blacks will cap their second centurion in as many weeks and 15th of all time, with loose forward Ardie Savea named to play his 100th Test match.
A debut is also likely at half-back, with Kyle Preston being named on the bench for the third round of the Rugby Championship against South Africa.
Preston takes the bench spot vacated by Finlay Christie, who will start at halfback on Saturday night (Cortez Ratima having been ruled out with a rib fracture). Wallace Sititi has also moved to the starting line-up to play at eight, while Simon Parker moves into six.
Tupou Vaa’i shifts from loose forward to lock, moving Fabian Holland into an impact role. Also adding power to the reserves are Tyrel Lomax and Du’Plessis Kirifi, who re-join the 23 this week.
The only other change in the backs from the line-up that faced Argentina in Buenos Aires is Emoni Narawa coming on to the wing.
South Africa team news
Eben Etzebeth returns to the Springboks starting XV after featuring off the bench in Cape Town and joins Ruan Nortje in the engine room. The experienced second-rower will earn his 136th Test cap for the Boks on Saturday.
Staying in the pack and Siya Kolisi returns from a niggle in what will mark his second Test at number eight, but interestingly does not captain the side from the position. He is joined by Marco van Staden, who starts at number six with Pieter-Steph du Toit returning on the other side of the scrum.
The front-row remains unchanged with Ox Nche at loosehead, Malcolm Marx at hooker and Thomas du Toit at tighthead prop.
The only change in the backline is at full-back, where Willie le Roux will start his 101st Test after being forced to withdraw from the last clash against the Wallabies due to a niggle.
What do the coaches say?
New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson said: “We’ve had some parts of our game that have been awesome and then some parts we have to get better at, and it hasn’t quite all come together. It’s a good week to make it happen.
“One plays two in the world; all eyes are watching. It’s exciting for us as a country. We’ve got a record we are proud of. We understand the figures, the history, the facts and the occasion.”
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus said: “People are making a big deal of the Eden Park record and, of course, it adds pressure for both teams. But if one looks back a few weeks ago, we lost against Australia at Ellis Park, and it’s now history. For us, it’s a huge honour to get the chance to play at Eden Park, and it’s a great opportunity for us.”