Rassie Erasmus has named a strong Springboks side to meet Australia in two Rugby Championship tests on 16 and 23 August.
23-year-old flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is a surprise omission.
Mngomezulu starred in South Africa’s 33-7 win against Australia in Brisbane almost exactly a year ago but Manie Libbok will wear number 10.
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Libbok picked at 10 for tests vs Australia
Manie Libbok will start at flyhalf for the Springboks against the Wallabies with skipper Siya Kolisi playing number 8.
Springboks meet Australia at Ellis Park
The Springbok team to face the Wallabies at Ellis Park will be named at 11:30 on Monday, 11 August. The teams meet again, a week later, in beautiful Cape Town.
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Matt Mann, aka SA Rugby Oke, receives plenty of user-generated video submissions from South Africans showing off their unique brandy & coke recipes. Here’s one of the more popular reels on Instagram, it’s certainly not every day you see someone stirring a cocktail with a piesang!
Springboks fixtures for the rest of 2025
- 16 August: vs Australia, Ellis Park, Johannesburg. Kick off: 17:10.
- 23 August: vs Australia, DHL Stadium, Cape Town. Kick off: 17:10.
- 6 September: vs New Zealand, Auckland. Kick off: 09:05.
- 13 September: vs New Zealand, Wellington. Kick off: 09:05.
- 27 September: vs Argentina, Kings Park, Durban. Kick off: 17:10.
- 4 October: vs Argentina, London. Kick off: 15:00.
- 1 November: vs Japan, Brighton. Kick off: TBD.
- 8 November: vs France, Paris. Kick off: 22:10.
- 15 November: vs Italy, Turin. Kick off: 14:40
- 22 November: vs Ireland, Dublin. Kick off: 19:40.
- 29 November: vs Wales, Cardiff. Kick off: 17:10.
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