All Blacks play Boks in Durbs next year
SARU has confirmed the Springboks will face off against the All Blacks in Durban next October.
THE South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed Rugby World Cup champions, New Zealand, would meet the Springboks at Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban, on 8 October 2016 in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
Rugby World Cup finalists Australia return to Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, while their semi-final opponents, Argentina, will venture into new territory for the Pumas, in Nelspruit, when they take on the Boks in the opening round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship on 20 August.
Springbok home fixtures in 2016
Castle Lager Incoming Series v Ireland
• 11 June: South Africa v Ireland (1st Test), DHL Newlands, Cape Town
• 18 June: South Africa v Ireland (2nd Test), Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
• 25 June: South Africa v Ireland (3rd Test), Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Castle Lager Rugby Championship (home fixtures)
• 20 August: South Africa v Argentina, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
• 1 October: South Africa v Australia, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
• 8 October: South Africa v New Zealand, Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban