Hot on the heels of SANZAAR confirming the next five years of southern hemisphere fixtures, New Zealand's All Blacks have confirmed their fixture list when they visit South Africa for three Tests in 2026, with a fourth to be staged on neutral territory.
A throwback to the old days of multi-fixture tours, New Zealand will also take on four South African provincial sides in fixtures to be played in August and September, with the tour replacing the Rugby Championship on the Southern Hemisphere calendar for a season.
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The traditional four-team Championship, featuring Australia and Argentina, will return in 2027.
The venue for the fourth Springboks-All Blacks Test at a neutral stadium has not yet been revealed, as New Zealand visit their old foes South Africa for a multi-fixture tour for the first time in 30 years.
The Springboks will make a reciprocal tour to New Zealand in 2030.
"This is going to be something huge and something this generation will never forget," Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said.
"These are the tours we've only heard of. To experience this for the first time, where it's like a (British & Irish) Lions tour, is unbelievable for us as a group."
All Blacks captain Scott Barrett is also looking forward to the contest, despite a record 43-10 loss to the Springboks in Wellington this year.
"This is a huge rivalry, and one that is founded on mutual respect, but for 80 minutes these are two teams that every time they play there's everything on the line," he said.
"The intensity is right up there, and it is shaping up to be a heck of a tour ... We are looking forward to it."
The All Blacks will also be up against provincial teams as they kick off the tour with a fixture against the Cape Town-based Stormers on August 7.
They will face the Sharks in Durban on August 11 and the Bulls in Pretoria on August 15 ahead of the first Test against the Springboks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on August 22.
After a midweek match on the Highveld against the Lions (August 25), New Zealand will then meet the Springboks in consecutive weekends in Cape Town (August 29) and at the cavernous 94,000-seater FNB Stadium in Johannesburg (September 5).
The fourth Test will be on September 12.
August 7: Stormers v New Zealand, Cape Town
August 11: Sharks v New Zealand, Durban
August 15: Bulls v New Zealand, Pretoria
August 22: South Africa v New Zealand, Johannesburg
August 25: Lions v New Zealand, Johannesburg
August 29: South Africa v New Zealand, Cape Town
September 5: South Africa v New Zealand, Johannesburg
September 12: South Africa v New Zealand, venue to be confirmed
