Lions v All Blacks: How to watch the Greatest Rivalry tour match from anywhere in the world

The All Blacks will be eager to complete the sweep of the South African United Rugby Championship teams when they square off with the Lions at Ellis Park on Tuesday.

After defeating the Stormers, Sharks and Bulls in their other tour matches, Dave Rennie’s side now takes aim at the Lions as they look to continue their unbeaten Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry run, which includes a victory over the Springboks in the first Test.

How to watch Lions v All Blacks

The head coach has named a strong team for the last meeting with a URC side before the final three Tests against the Boks, with Richie Mo’unga being the most notable inclusion as he starts in the number 10 jersey.

The clash, which kicks off at 19:10 on Tuesday (05:10 on Wednesday 26 August in New Zealand), will be broadcast on SuperSport in South Africa and Sky Sport NZ in Aotearoa.

Those in the United Kingdom and Ireland can watch the action on Sky Sports, while fans in Australia can tune in on Stan Sport and Nine Sport.

See below for the global broadcasters and kick-off times.

Team news

Noah Hotham, who joined the squad following the injury to Cortez Ratima, will partner Mo’unga in the half-backs while Timoci Tavatavanawai and Rieko Ioane combine in the centres.

Beauden Barrett features at full-back once again and is joined by wingers Fehi Fineanganofo and Emoni Narawa in the back three.

Patrick Tuipulotu will captain the team from the second-row with Sam Darry named as his locking partner while Pasilio Tosi, Samisoni Taukei’aho and Siale Lauaki start up front. Wallace Sititi, Ethan Blackadder and Semisi Ta’eiloa complete the pack.

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Rennie has also named a traditional 5-3 split on the bench, with Bradley Slater, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Saula Ma’u, Jamie Hannah, and Peter Lakai providing cover in the forwards, while Kyle Preston, Josh Jacomb, and Anton Lienert-Brown are the replacement backs.

As for the Lions, they have been bolstered by Quan Horn and Boan Venter who have been released from the Springboks squad. The former has been named at full-back for the hosts and is flanked by wingers Kelly Mpeku and Erich Cronje. The devastating Henco van Wyk partners David Kriel in the centres while Nico Steyn and Chris Smith start at scrum-half and fly-half, respectively.

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Francke Horn captains the side from the number eight jersey and he is joined by Batho Hlekani and Siba Mahashe in the loose trio. The Lions engine room features Ruan Delport and Etienne Oosthuizen with Sebastian Lombard, PJ Botha, and SJ Kotze packing down in the front-row.

Prop Venter is set to make his debut for the Lions from the bench as could forwards Hyron Andrews and Sikhumbuzo Notshe and fly-half Boeta Chamberlain. They feature in a 6-2 split with Morne Brandon, RF Schoeman, and JC Pretorius providing impact in the forwards while rising star Haashim Pead is the final replacement.

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Lions v New Zealand

All Blacks: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Fehi Fineanganofo, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Timoci Tavatavanawai, 11 Emoni Narawa, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Noah Hotham, 8 Semisi Ta’eiloa, 7 Ethan Blackadder, 6 Wallace Sititi, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu (c), 4 Sam Darry, 3 Pasilio Tosi, 2 Samisoni Taukei’aho, 1 Siale Lauaki
Replacements: 16 Bradley Slater, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Saula Ma’u, 19 Jamie Hannah, 20 Peter Lakai, 21 Kyle Preston, 22 Josh Jacomb, 23 Anton Lienert-Brown

Date: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 19:10 (local SAST), 18:10 (UK), 19:10 (France), 19:10 (South Africa), 03:10 (26 August, AEST), 05:10 (26 August, New Zealand), 14:10 (Argentina), 02:10 (26 August, JST), 13:10 (EDT)
How to watch: Sky Sports (UK and Ireland), Sky Sport / Sky Sport Now (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa), SABC Sport delayed broadcast (South Africa), Stan Sport / Nine Sport (Australia), RugbyPass TV (USA), Premier Sports (Canada), WOWOW (Japan), ESPN Sur (Central/South America and Caribbean)
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU) and Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

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