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SuperSport confirms broadcast rights for all eight Rugby's Greatest Rivalry fixtures

SuperSport has secured broadcast rights for all four Tests and four provincial matches in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series, with the All Blacks making their first full tour to South Africa since 1996.

CANAL+, SARU and New Zealand Rugby have confirmed that SuperSport will broadcast all fixtures in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series across South Africa and the rest of Africa on DStv and GOtv.

The agreement covers all four Tests between the Springboks and All Blacks, as well as the four provincial matches against the Stormers (7 August), Sharks (11 August), Bulls (15 August) and Lions (25 August).

The Test series opens on 22 August 2026, with two matches in Johannesburg and one in Cape Town before the fourth and final Test moves to Baltimore, USA, on 12 September 2026. It is the All Blacks' first full tour to South Africa since 1996, when the visitors won the three-Test series 2-1.

The Springboks enter the series as the top-ranked team in the World Rugby men's standings under Rassie Erasmus, facing an All Blacks side now led by new head coach Dave Rennie.

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