One page, every match. Below is the complete 2026 Springbok calendar — the inaugural Nations Championship at home, the away Test in Buenos Aires, the historic four-Test All Blacks series, the November tour of Europe and the Finals Weekend in London — plus the domestic season around it: the URC derbies, the Currie Cup and the road to the 2027 World Cup. Every fixture below streams live on the same LekkaStream setup you can test free for 24 hours.
The 2026 Springbok Test calendar, match by match
- Sat 4 July — vs England, Ellis Park, Johannesburg. The Nations Championship opener on the Highveld against the old rival.
- Sat 11 July — vs Scotland, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria. A Loftus winter afternoon Test.
- Sat 18 July — vs Wales, Kings Park, Durban. The winter series closes at the coast.
- Sat 8 August — vs Argentina (away), Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires. The away leg of the southern group, in front of the Pumas' faithful.
- Sat 22 August — vs All Blacks, 1st Test. The series opener of rugby's greatest rivalry on South African soil.
- Sat 29 August — vs All Blacks, 2nd Test, Cape Town Stadium. The Cape Town Test — today's fixture as this guide publishes.
- Sat 5 September — vs All Blacks, 3rd Test, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg. Soccer City in its rugby voice.
- Sat 12 September — vs All Blacks, 4th Test, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, USA. A historic Test on American soil to close the series.
- 6-8 November — vs Italy (away). The Europe tour opens against the Azzurri.
- Fri 13 November — vs France, Stade de France, Paris. The French Test in Paris.
- Sat 21 November — vs Ireland, Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The tour finale against the world's top-ranked side.
- 27-29 November — Nations Championship Finals Weekend, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, London. Three days of north-vs-south finals, finishing with the Grand Final.
Kick-off times are set closer to each match for broadcast; in South Africa, evening Tests typically start between 17:05 and 21:00 SAST. Confirm the final time on the official SA Rugby listings the week of the match.
What the Nations Championship actually is
2026 is year one of World Rugby's Nations Championship — the replacement that the old Rugby Championship has folded into. Twelve tier-one nations are split into a Southern group (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Fiji, Japan) and a Northern group, playing six rounds split between July and November. Every team's finish ranks it 1-6 within its hemisphere, and the standings feed the Finals Weekend at Twickenham on 27-29 November, where each southern team meets its equally-ranked northern counterpart — 1st v 1st for the inaugural title. For the Boks that made 2026 a 13-Test year: three home Tests in July, Buenos Aires in August, the four-Test All Blacks series woven through August and September, and a three-Test November tour that doubles as the final ranking rounds.
The four-Test All Blacks series: a once-in-a-generation tour
New Zealand and South Africa revived the full-length tour — the format your grandfather knew — starting with this 2026 series: eight matches in total, the All Blacks playing provincial opposition before four full Tests against the Boks. The series runs 7 August to 12 September across South Africa and finishes with a landmark fourth Test in Baltimore, the first of its kind in the United States. The rivalry needs no introduction: 100+ years, World Cup finals, and the Freedom Cup within it. We cover the series in depth — including how to stream each Test — in the Springboks vs All Blacks guide.
Around the Boks: the domestic and franchise season
The Bok Tests sit on top of a full domestic calendar, and the same stream covers all of it:
- United Rugby Championship 2026-27: the Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers, Fidelity ADT Lions and Hollywoodbets Sharks carry the SA flag against Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The season builds through the spring, with the North-South Derby (Stormers vs Bulls) and the coastal and Jukskei derbies spread across the rounds into early 2027, and the play-offs in late spring. Leinster are the defending champions.
- Currie Cup Premier Division 2026: the 88th edition, running July to late September — with Western Province now fielded as "Stormers XXIII" — while the Suzuki Griquas defend the title they won in 2025 and the Dotsure SWD Eagles took the 2026 First Division crown. Full streaming guide: Currie Cup live.
- Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup: the SA franchises' European campaigns interleave with URC rounds from December.
- Blitzboks & Springbok Women: the World Rugby Sevens Series runs all season, and the Springbok Women's Tests and WXV campaign sit alongside the men's calendar.
2027: the road to Australia
Everything in this calendar points at the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, where the Springboks will attempt an unprecedented third straight title after 2019 and 2023. The Nations Championship returns in mid-2027 as the core World Cup warm-up, meaning the Boks arrive at the tournament already match-hardened against the very sides they will meet again Down Under. Diary it now: a full year of Tests, then the World Cup — every minute of it on one streaming setup.
How to watch every fixture without DStv
DStv Premium remains the traditional home of SuperSport rugby, at R900+ a month on contract. The independent route: LekkaStream carries the SuperSport channels, kykNET for the Afrikaans coverage, and the full sport stack month-to-month on the device you already own. The pattern that works: start your 24-hour trial the day before a Test, watch a live match to stress-test picture quality under your own Wi-Fi, then decide. Full device-by-device setup is in the Springboks live guide, and the wider rugby stack — URC, Currie Cup, Champions Cup — is covered in the rugby IPTV guide.
Frequently asked questions
When do the Springboks play the All Blacks in 2026?
The four-Test series runs on consecutive Saturdays: 22 August (1st Test), 29 August at Cape Town Stadium, 5 September at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, and 12 September at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, USA. It is the first full-length All Blacks tour of South Africa in the modern professional era.
What is the Nations Championship in rugby?
It is World Rugby's new annual tournament that the Rugby Championship has folded into, debuting in July 2026. Twelve nations are split into Southern and Northern groups playing six rounds across July and November; final rankings set the Finals Weekend at Twickenham on 27-29 November, where each team plays its cross-hemisphere equal and the two first-placed sides meet in the Grand Final.
Where are the Springboks playing in November 2026?
The tour covers Italy (6-8 November, venue TBC), France on Friday 13 November at the Stade de France in Paris, and Ireland on Saturday 21 November at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin — then the Nations Championship Finals Weekend at Twickenham on 27-29 November, if South Africa's ranking qualifies them.
When is the next Rugby World Cup?
The 2027 Rugby World Cup is in Australia, and the Springboks go for a historic third straight title after 2019 and 2023. The mid-2027 Nations Championship doubles as the core warm-up window before the tournament.
Which South African teams play in the URC in 2026-27?
The Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers, Fidelity ADT Lions and Hollywoodbets Sharks compete against 12 sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The season runs through spring 2027 and includes the North-South Derby and the SA derbies; Leinster are the defending champions.
How can I watch every Springbok Test without DStv?
Independent IPTV services like LekkaStream stream the SuperSport channels carrying every Bok Test, the URC, Currie Cup and European cups, month-to-month and without a decoder. Start the free 24-hour trial a day before a Test and watch a live match to confirm quality on your own connection before paying.