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The Springboks will return to the Eastern Cape for the first time since 2021 when they take on Italy at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the second Test of the Incoming Series in July.<\/p>\n

SA Rugby confirmed the venues of the six local Tests today.<\/p>\n

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According to the fixture, the back-to-back Rugby World Cup champions will kick their season off against Italy in Pretoria a week earlier, on the 5th of July. They will also play in Nelspruit, Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban.<\/p>\n

The Boks\u2019 season opener at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria will mark Italy\u2019s first visit to South Africa since 2013, while it will also be the first fixture between the teams in Gauteng. The two teams will meet again a week later, on the 12th of July, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, where they last crossed paths in 2001.<\/p>\n

The last time the Boks played at the stadium was behind closed doors due to the COVID pandemic in a rumble against Argentina.<\/p>\n

The last Test in the Incoming Series is against Georgia at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit the 19th of July \u2013 only the third match between the sides in history.<\/p>\n

The Boks will begin their Rugby Championship title defence against Australia at Ellis Park in Johannesburg and the DHL Stadium in Cape Town before travelling to New Zealand for successive Tests against the All Blacks in Auckland (6 September) and Wellington (13 September).<\/p>\n

They will then return to South Africa for their final home Test of the year against Argentina at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban, before the away match against the Pumas a week later at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, in London.<\/p>\n

Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus, was pleased with the Test venues and said it sparked even more excitement among the coaches for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe confirmation of the Test venues always gives us peace of mind from a coaching and management team perspective because it means we can step up our planning, and it also boosts the excitement from the public for the season,\u201d said Erasmus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have played at most of these venues in the last few years and we know them well, although it will be particularly exciting to return to Gqeberha for the first time since 2021. We thoroughly enjoy the passionate support we receive from our home crowds throughout the country, and we have no doubt we will enjoy great support at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium once again \u2013 this time in a packed stadium, which we last experienced in the Eastern Cape in 2018 against Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Erasmus was content with the hard work done behind the scenes so far, as they look to build on a successful 2024 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are already at an advanced stage of our planning from a coaching, logistics, and operations perspective, and it\u2019s exciting to see how everything is coming together ahead of another challenging and exciting season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Springbok home fixtures in 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Incoming Series:
\n<\/strong>5 July:<\/strong> SA v Italy \u2013 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
\n12 July:<\/strong> SA v Italy \u2013 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha
\n19 July:<\/strong> SA v Georgia \u2013 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit<\/p>\n

Castle Lager Rugby Championship:
\n<\/strong>16 August:<\/strong> SA v Australia \u2013 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
\n23 August:<\/strong> SA v Australia \u2013 DHL Stadium, Cape Town
\n27 September:<\/strong> SA v Argentina \u2013 Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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