Boks' end-of-year fixtures confirmed as blockbuster 2024 season takes shape

By SABC Sport
22nd April 2024

The Springboks' full list of opponents for their end-of-year tour to Europe has been revealed, completing what is sure to be a banner year for the Boks and their fans.

The double world champions will line up against Scotland, England and Wales in consecutive weekends in November to bring their year to a close.

The Boks kick off the tour on Sunday, 10 November in Edinburgh against Scotland – who they faced in the opening game of their 2023 RWC campaign – before taking on RWC semi-finalists England in London on Saturday, 16 November, and then Wales in Cardiff, a week later on 23 November.

This will mark the first time the Springboks cross paths with Scotland since their 18-3 victory in Marseille in September last year, while it will be their first outing in Edinburgh since November 2021, which the Boks won 30-15.

The last time the Boks faced England at Twickenham was in November 2022, where they clinched a 27-13 victory, while they last lined up against Wales in Cardiff in a RWC warmup match, where they registered a record-breaking 52-16 victory.

The clash against Wales, meanwhile, will mark their second outing against their Welsh counterparts this year, as the teams will also line up in the Boks™ opening match of the season at Twickenham on Saturday, 22 June.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus looked forward to an enthralling tour in November and said: œAs a team we want to measure ourselves against the top sides in the world consistently, and facing Scotland, Wales, and England on the year-end tour, two of which we faced in the World Cup, will be fantastic for the team and the players.

œWales may have had a disappointing Six Nations campaign, while Scotland won two of their five matches and England three, but they are always a force to be reckoned with at home, so we know we have to be at the top of our game when we line up against them.

The three November clashes come hot on the heels of an epic Rugby Championship that will see the Boks face off against the best the southern hemisphere has to offer in six mouthwatering clashes.

And the Rugby Championship is preceded by a two-match Test series against Ireland on South African soil, followed by a historic first Test against Portugal.

In all, the Springboks will feature in no less than 13 Tests between June and November, in what is sure to be a stern test of their World Cup-winning credentials.

With the first test against Wales only two months away, the build-up will soon begin in earnest for what is sure to be a massive year for South African rugby.

2024 Springbok fixtures:

Saturday, 22 June: SA vs Wales (Twickenham, London)Saturday, 6 July: SA vs Ireland (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)Saturday, 13 July: SA vs Ireland (Kings Park, Durban)Saturday, 20 July: SA vs Portugal (Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein)

Saturday, 10 August: Australia vs SA (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane)Saturday, 17 August: Australia vs SA (Optus Stadium, Perth)Saturday, 31 August: SA vs New Zealand (Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg)Saturday, 7 September: SA v New Zealand (DHL Stadium, Cape Town)Saturday, 21 September: Argentina v SA (venue TBC)Saturday, 28 September: SA v Argentina (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)

Sunday, 10 November: Scotland vs SA (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)Saturday, 16 November: England vs SA (Twickenham, London)Saturday, 23 November: Wales vs SA (Principality Stadium, Cardiff)