| 2026 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa | |
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| Date | 7 August – 12 September 2026 |
The 2026 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa will be an international rugby union tour that will take place in South Africa between August and September 2026. [1] It takes place within the traditional Rugby Championship international window, which will see The Rugby Championship take a bye year and return in 2027. [2]
The tour was confirmed in October 2025, with the All Blacks set to travel to South Africa for an eight-match tour, with matches against their leading club sides; Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers, which interlock with a four-test series against the Springboks.
The tour, marketed as 'Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry', marks 30 years since New Zealand’s last major tour of South Africa, which was also their last test series on foreign soil. [3] On that occasion, the visitors embarked on an eight match schedule, culminating in a historic 2-1 Test series win.
In 2030, the tour will be reversed, where South Africa will conduct their first professional era tour to New Zealand.
The fixtures for the tour were announced on 17 October 2025 in line with the tour announcement.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Details |
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| 7 August (Friday) | Stormers | – | New Zealand | DHL Stadium, Cape Town | Match details |
| 11 August (Tuesday) | Sharks | – | New Zealand | Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban | Match details |
| 15 August (Saturday) | Bulls | – | New Zealand | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | Match details |
| 22 August (Saturday) | South Africa | – | New Zealand | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | Match details |
| 25 August (Tuesday) | Lions | – | New Zealand | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | Match details |
| 29 August (Saturday) | South Africa | – | New Zealand | DHL Stadium, Cape Town | Match details |
| 5 September (Saturday) | South Africa | – | New Zealand | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg | Match details |
| 12 September (Saturday) | South Africa | – | New Zealand | Venue to be announced | Match details |
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