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Springboks to tackle Wales twice in 2024 as world champions confirm year-end tour fixtures

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Springbok mentor Rassie Erasmus. (Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
Springbok mentor Rassie Erasmus. (Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
  • The Springboks have confirmed their year-end fixture list for the 2024 season.
  • The Boks will tackle Scotland, England and Wales to finish a 13-Test season.
  • The world champions will also face Wales to open their season at Twickenham on 22 June.
  • For more news on the Springboks, visit our dedicated section.

The Springboks have confirmed year-end Tests against Scotland, England and Wales to complete their 2024 season.

The Test against England at Twickenham on 16 November had already been confirmed at an earlier date, while two more year-end Tests against Scotland and Wales were added to the roster on Monday.

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The world champions will open their year-end tour against Scotland in Edinburgh on 10 November and conclude the season against Wales in Cardiff on 23 November. The Boks will also face the Welsh at Twickenham to open their season on 22 June.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said they we relooking forward to heading to Europe again. 

"As a team we want to measure ourselves against the top sides in the world consistently, and facing Scotland, Wales, and England on the year-end tour, two of which we faced in the World Cup, will be fantastic for the team and the players.

"Wales may have had a disappointing Six Nations campaign, while Scotland won two of their five matches and England three, but they are always a force to be reckoned with at home, so we know we have to be at the top of our game when we line up against them," Erasmus said in a statement.

Springbok fixtures:

Saturday, 22 June: SA v Wales (Twickenham, London)

Saturday, 6 July: SA v Ireland (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)

Saturday, 13 July: SA v Ireland (Kings Park, Durban)

Saturday, 20 July: SA v Portugal (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein)

Saturday, 10 August: Australia v SA (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane)

Saturday, 17 August: Australia v SA (Optus Stadium, Perth)

Saturday, 31 August: SA v New Zealand (Ellis Park, Johannesburg)

Saturday, 7 September: SA v New Zealand (Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town)

Saturday, 21 September: Argentina v SA (venue TBC)

Saturday, 28 September: SA v Argentina (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)

Sunday, 10 November: Scotland v SA (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)

Saturday, 16 November: England v SA (Twickenham, London)

Saturday, 23 November: Wales v SA (Principality Stadium, Cardiff)

The Bok mentor added: "We have a challenging season ahead, which features home Test series against Ireland in the Incoming Series and New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, as well a Test against Portugal, two matches against Australia and Argentina, respectively.

"To face Scotland, England and Wales at the end of the year will certainly spice things up for the team, so we are really looking forward to the season."

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