New Zealand have overtaken South Africa as rugby’s world No.1 team following their 33-16 victory over the Springboks at Ellis Park.

New Zealand made a strong start to their four-match series against South Africa with a clinical 33-16 win over the Springboks in Johannesburg.

Anton Segner has been ruled out of the All Blacks squad to face the Springboks, with Simon Parker replacing him on the bench.

Ardie Savea returns refreshed to captain the All Blacks against the Springboks at Ellis Park in his 110th Test appearance.

Dave Rennie’s new-look All Blacks face Rassie Erasmus’ world champions in a fascinating clash of rugby philosophies. Mark Ashcroft previews an intriguing opening Test in 'Rugby's Greatest Rivalry'.

Damian de Allende will win his 100th Springbok cap as South Africa name their team to face the All Blacks at Ellis Park.

Ardie Savea returns to captain the All Blacks against South Africa as Ruben Love starts at fly-half for the Greatest Rivalry opener.

New Zealand have shown enough over the last fortnight to trouble the world champions, but injury concerns and a fired-up South Africa still highlight the scale of the task.

Rassie Erasmus warns the Springboks must prepare for a faster, more physical All Blacks attack ahead of the Greatest Rivalry opener.

Ollie Norris will miss the rest of the All Blacks tour with a knee injury, while Noah Hotham joins as cover for Cortez Ratima.

Bulls add Springboks Elrigh Louw and Johan Grobbelaar to their bench for Saturday’s high-profile All Blacks clash at Loftus Versfeld.

All Blacks rest key players against the Bulls as Dave Rennie manages injuries to Cam Roigard, Will Jordan and Damian McKenzie before the Springboks.

Richie Mo’unga earns his first All Blacks recall since 2023 after replacing injured centre Billy Proctor on the South Africa tour.

Canan Moodie says the Springboks are confident ahead of their four-Test All Blacks series after extending their winning run to 12 matches.

Billy Proctor will miss the rest of the All Blacks’ South Africa tour after suffering a fractured shoulder blade against the Stormers.

Rassie Erasmus says Siya Kolisi's latest hamstring injury does not appear serious after the Springboks' 17-10 win over Argentina.

Argentina have named four uncapped players in their squad to face the Springboks, with Pablo Matera captaining a new-look Pumas side.

Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu return as the Springboks name their team to face Argentina.

World Rugby confirms the referees and match officials for the 2026 Springboks-All Blacks series in South Africa and Baltimore.

All Blacks hooker George Bell is ruled out of the South Africa tour with a calf strain, with Bradley Slater called up.