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All you need to know 

The All Blacks and Springboks go at it again a week after a tight affair at Eden Park. South Africa haven’t visited Wellington since 2019, when they claimed a late draw. 

A year earlier, they beat the All Blacks at the Cake Tin for the first time. 

So it’s been more than 10 years since the All Blacks have had a win over the Boks in the capital. 

Beauden Barrett and Patrick Tuipulotu came off the bench on that day in 2014, while Eben Etzebeth and Handre Pollard started for the Boks. 

All Blacks v South Africa history 

Played – 109 

All Blacks won – 63 

South Africa won – 42 

Draws – 4 

All Blacks points scored – 2259 

South Africa points scored – 1806 

Springboks’ record in Wellington 

1921 – All Blacks 0 Springboks 0 

1937 – All Blacks 13 Springboks 7 

1956 – Springboks 8 All Blacks 3 

1965 – All Blacks 6 Springboks 3 

1981 – Springboks 24 All Blacks 12 

1994 – All Blacks 13 Springboks 9 

1998 – Springboks 13 All Blacks 3 

2002 – All Blacks 41 Springboks 20 

2006 – All Blacks 35 Springboks 17 

2008 – All Blacks 19 Springboks 8 

2010 – All Blacks 31 Springboks 17 

2011 – All Blacks 40 Springboks 7 

2011 – South Africa 17 Wales 16 (Rugby World Cup pool) 

2011 – South Africa 49 Fiji 3 (RWC pool) 

2011 - Australia 11 South Africa 9 - RWC quarter-final 

2014 – All Blacks 14 Springboks 10 

2018 – Springboks 36 All Blacks 34 

2019 – All Blacks 16 Springboks 16 

All Blacks v South Africa line-ups 

All Blacks side: 

Named Thursday, 12.30pm 

South Africa side: 

1. Ox Nche, 2. Malcolm Marx, 3. Thomas du Toit, 4 Lood de Jager, 5. Ruan Nortje, 6. Siya Kolisi (c), 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8. Jasper Wiese, 9. Cobus Reinach, 10. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11. Ethan Hooker, 12. Damian Willemse, 13. Canan Moodie, 14. Cheslin Kolbe, 15. Aphelele Fassi. 

Replacements: 16. Marnus van der Merwe, 17. Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18. Wilco Louw, 19. RG Snyman, 20. Kwagga Smith, 21 Grant Williams, 22. Manie Libbok, 23. Andre Esterhuizen 

Form guide (past five tests) 

All Blacks: W, L, W, W, W 

South Africa: W, W, L, W, W 

All Blacks v South Africa – last time they met in Wellington 

2019, All Blacks 16 Springboks 16 

The Springboks again spoiled the All Blacks’ party in Wellington with a dramatic converted try in the final seconds, following their upset victory 12 months earlier. 

The All Blacks had seemed set to sneak home after Richie Mo’unga’s two second-half penalties added to their slim halftime lead, but the Boks shared the spoils thanks to halfback Herschel Jantjies’ try confirmed by the television match official. 

It was an extremely disappointing way for the All Blacks to finish a test they appeared in control of after some early difficulties. And it came at a big cost; lock Brodie Retallick left the field after 60 minutes with a dislocation of an arm – joint unspecified – which made him a serious concern for the All Black coaches ahead of the World Cup. 

The Boks defended superbly, apart from a slip just before halftime and the All Blacks discovered new ways to drop the ball almost by the minute. 

All Blacks 16 

Jack Goodhue try; Beauden Barrett con, pen, Richie Mo’unga 2 pens) 

South Africa 16 

Herschel Jantjies’ try; Handre Pollard 3 pens, con) 

Halftime: 7-6 

South Africa's Herschel Jantjies goes over to score in the 2019 clash in Wellington. Photo / Photosport 

All Blacks v South Africa referee 

Georgian Nika Amashukeli is in charge of the test at Sky Stadium. It’s the first time he’s refereed this fixture. The All Blacks have a 3-2 record with Amashukeli as referee, those two defeats being to France in Paris last year and in Christchurch against the Pumas in 2022. South Africa have a 2-1 record with the one defeat being against Ireland in 2022. 

Angus Gardner and Jordan Way are the assistant referees while the TMO is Eric Gauzins. 

All Blacks v South Africa - Top try-scorers 

10 – Christian Cullen 

9 – Joe Rokocoko 

8 – Bryan Habana 

6 – Richie McCaw 

6 – Joost Van der Westhuizen 

6 – Israel Dagg 

All Blacks top all-time try-scorers 

49 – Doug Howlett 

46 – Christian Cullen 

46 – Joe Rokocoko 

46 – Julian Savea 

45 – Beauden Barrett 

44 – Jeff Wilson 

43 – Will Jordan 

All Blacks’ last 10 tests in Wellington 

2016 – All Blacks 29 Australia 9 

2017 – All Blacks 21 British and Irish Lions 24 

2018 – All Blacks 26 France 13 

2018 – All Blacks 34 South Africa 36 

2019 – All Blacks 16 South Africa 16 

2020 – All Blacks 16 Australia 16 

2022 – All Blacks 22 Ireland 32 

2024 – All Blacks 30 Argentina 38 

2024 – All Blacks 33 Australia 13 

2025 – All Blacks 43 France 17 

All Blacks v South Africa TAB odds 

All Blacks: $1.55 Draw: $18 South Africa: $2.40 

All Blacks Rugby Championship schedule 

August 16, 9.10am – Argentina 24 All Blacks 41, Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium, Cordoba 

August 23, 9.10am – Argentina 29 All Blacks 23, Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires 

Saturday, September 6, 7.05pm – All Blacks 24 South Africa 17, Eden Park, Auckland 

Saturday, September 13, 7.05pm – All Blacks v South Africa, Sky Stadium, Wellington 

Saturday, September 27, 5.05pm – All Blacks v Australia, Eden Park, Auckland 

Saturday, October 4, 10.45pm – Australia v All Blacks, Perth 

All Blacks v South Africa – how to follow the action 

For live commentary of All Blacks v South Africa, join Elliott Smith on ¾ÅÒ»ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞtalk ZB, Gold Sport and iHeartRadio, plus the Alternative Commentary Collective will be providing commentary on their iHeartRadio stream. 

You can watch the game on Sky Sport 1 and it will be livestreaming on Sky Sport Now. 

You can also find live updates at nzherald.co.nz.