How to watch All Blacks v Springboks: Live stream, team news and match details
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi and All Blacks star Ardie Savea embrace
New Zealand welcome South Africa to Wellington for the second of a home double-header against the world champions on Saturday.
The Rugby Championship is finely poised after victory for New Zealand in the first game between the two sides, but defeat to Argentina means no side can boast a 100% record.
Instead, it looks like a closer championship than ever. The All Blacks top the table by a single point from Australia, but a win for the Springboks would bring them back into play in an enthralling tournament so far.
The match takes place on September 13 at the Sky Stadium in Wellington.
How to watch New Zealand vs South Africa
Fans in the U.S. who want to watch the Rugby Championship game will be able to watch on streaming service FloSports, which has the exclusive rights to stream the game across the country.
The match will be played at 3.05am ET and can be streamed live in the US on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
You can sign up to watch the game for as little as $12.49 a month.
Signing up gives you more than just access to a single game. FloSports has signed up to stream Gallagher Premiership Rugby, the United Rugby Championship (URC) and France’s Top 14 this season, giving you access to over 1,000 top-level rugby matches, not to mention more than 100,000 events across 20 other sports.
All Blacks v Springboks match details
When: Saturday, September 13, 3.05am Eastern Time
Where: Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
How to watch: Live stream on FloRugby
What happened last time?
New Zealand withstood late South Africa pressure to secure a 24-17 victory at Eden Park and extend their incredible unbeaten run at the Auckland venue that stretches back to 1994.
Tries from Emoni Narawa, Will Jordan and Quinn Tupaea, and a dominant performance from Beauden Barrett took full advantage of an uncharacteristically sloppy South Africa. But the Springboks did rally in a nervy end to the game that could have seen them sneak a draw until Ardie Savea’s turnover secured victory for the All Blacks.
The win for the home side means South Africa will need victory in the second game to improve their chances of topping the Rugby Championship rankings.
Team news
South Africa have made eight changes to their starting line-up, with Cobus Reinach coming in at scrum-half. There are also starts for Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian Willemse, Canan Moodie, Siya Kolisi and Aphelele Fassi, while Jasper Wiese is back from suspension. Lood de Jager replaces Eben Etzebeth at lock in the final change.
New Zealand coach Scott Robertson has made six changes to his run-on team, handing a debut to former sevens star Leroy Carter. He replaces Rieko Ioane with Will Jordan, slotting in on the other wing following the injury to Narawa. Codie Taylor has been ruled out due to a concussion and is replaced in the starting XV by Samisoni Taukei’aho, while Noah Hotham takes over from Finlay Christie at scrum-half. Finally, Tyrel Lomax starts at tighthead prop in the place of Fletcher Newell, who drops to the bench.