The Springboks arrived in Australia from the USA on Wednesday morning local time (late Tuesday night SA time) following their series victory in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry, presented by the Castle Double Malt, gearing up for another massive challenge, with Bok coach Rassie Erasmus saying they were ready to begin their preparations for their one-off Test against the Wallabies in Perth.
The Junior Springboks clinched the 2026 Under-20 Rugby Championship in emphatic fashion on Sunday evening, overpowering Australia U20 56–17 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha to seal the title with a game to spare, a performance head coach Kevin Foote credited to the squad’s growth, grit and collective belief.
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has made a couple of rotational changes to the match-23 for their U20 Rugby Championship encounter against Australia at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Sunday.
The Springboks will return to Adelaide for only the second time ever when they kick off their 2027 Rugby World Cup campaign against Italy on Sunday, 3 October, before heading to Brisbane and Perth to face Georgia and Romania in their two remaining pool matches.