Springboks v All Blacks: How to watch Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series finale and everything you need to know about the Baltimore showdown
All Blacks haka and an inset of head coaches Dave Rennie and Rassie Erasmus.
Baltimore plays host to Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series finale with the Springboks and All Blacks facing off in the United States for the first time.
South Africa head into the fixture boasting a 2-1 lead after going back-to-back over New Zealand in Cape Town and Soweto following a defeat in the opener at Ellis Park.
Ahead of the last meeting between the fierce rivals this year, here’s everything you need to know, including the global broadcasters, kick-off times, team news and match official appointments for the RGR Series finale.
How to Watch: Springboks v All Blacks Test IV
Fans in South Africa can tune into the RGR series finale on SuperSport TV with kick-off at 11pm on Saturday evening. Free-to-air broadcaster SABC Sport will broadcast the full match at 7am on Sunday.
New Zealanders can catch the match from 9am on Sunday, 13 September on Sky Sports NZ, while across the Tasman, Australians can watch the action on Stan Sport and Nine Sport.
The match will be broadcast on RugbyPass and Paramount Plus in the United States of America while fans in the United Kingdom and Ireland can tune in via Sky Sports. Further broadcasters are listed further down in the article.
Team news
Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus has made just two changes to his matchday 23 that featured in Soweto with Damian Willemse returning from injury to start at full-back with Cheslin Kolbe ruled out with a broken jaw.
He is joined in the back three by wingers Ethan Hooker and Kurt-Lee Arendse while Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel start in the centres once again. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is retained at fly-half but he has a new half-back partner in the form of Morne van den Berg with Cobus Reinach dropping to the bench.
The starting forward pack is unchanged, with Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx and Wilco Louw named in the front-row with Eben Etzebeth and Ruan Nortje at lock while Siya Kolisi captains the side from the back-row, where he is joined by Pieter-Steph du Toit and Jasper Wiese.
As for the All Blacks, Dave Rennie has rotated his team, with Richie Mo’unga the headline change as he plays his first Test match since the 2023 Rugby World Cup final. He partners Cam Roigard in the half-backs.
Jordie Barrett starts at inside centre once again and is partnered by Anton Lienert-Brown, who takes over from the injured Quinn Tupaea, while Josh Moorby replaces Leroy Carter on one wing with Will Jordan on the other and Damian McKenzie at full-back.
With Ardie Savea ruled out through injury, Codie Taylor captains the team from hooker with Ethan de Groot and Fletcher Newell elevated from the bench to the run-on team. Sam Darry is retained at lock and is joined in the engine room by Blues clubmate Patrick Tuipulotu.
Peter Lakai replaces Savea in the number eight jersey, shifting from the six, which is now filled by Tupou Vaa’i, while Ethan Blackadder completes the back-row with Luke Jacobson sidelined.
The teams
Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Andre Esterhuizen, 21 Cameron Hanekom, 22 Cobus Reinach, 23 Manie Libbok
All Blacks: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Josh Moorby, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Peter Lakai, 7 Ethan Blackadder, 6 Tupou Vaa’i, 5 Sam Darry, 4 Patrick Tuipulotu, 3 Fletcher Newell, 2 Codie Taylor (c), 1 Ethan de Groot
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Xavier Numia, 18 Tyrel Lomax, 19 Josh Lord, 20 Wallace Sititi, 21 Kyle Preston, 22 Rieko Ioane, 23 Beauden Barrett
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Date: Saturday, 12 September 2026
Venue: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, USA
Kick-off: 17:00 (local EDT), 22:00 (UK), 23:00 (France), 23:00 (South Africa), 07:00 (13 September, AEST), 09:00 (13 September, New Zealand), 18:00 (Argentina), 06:00 (13 September, JST), 17:00 (EDT)
How to watch: Sky Sports (UK and Ireland), Sky Sport / Sky Sport Now (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa), Stan Sport / Nine Sport (Australia), Paramount+ & RugbyPass TV (USA), Premier Sports (Canada), WOWOW (Japan), ESPN Sur (Central/South America and Caribbean)
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley (RFU) and Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (RFU)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)