South Africa and New Zealand meet in the first Test of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series today, with the match kicking off at 4.10pm BST on Saturday, August 22, at Ellis Park, Johannesburg.
The two rugby nations will face each other in four Test matches over the next four weeks, with the war of words already under way between the two camps. The All Blacks have been in South Africa for a couple of weeks, playing warm-up matches against provincial clubs to prepare for the series against the world champions.
How to watch and stream
The match is being broadcast on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports +. Fans can stream the game via the Sky Go app.
Confirmed teams
Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (captain), 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Andre Esterhuizen, 21 Marco van Staden, 22 Cobus Reinach, 23 Manie Libbok.
All Blacks: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Quinn Tupaea, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Josh Moorby, 10 Ruben Love, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Ardie Savea (captain), 7 Luke Jacobson, 6 Tupou Vaa'i, 5 Fabian Holland, 4 Josh Lord, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot.
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 George Bower, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Anton Segner, 20 Peter Lakai, 21 Kyle Preston, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Leroy Carter.
Match officials
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU). Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Nika Amashukeli (GRU). TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU). FPRO: Eric Gauzins (FFR).
