SOLD OUT! Springboks to face Wales at full capacity Loftus

The Springboks will face Wales at Loftus Versveld in front of 50 000 fans on Saturday as the "sold out" signs went up at the ground on Tuesday afternoon.

With nationwide Covid restrictions lifted last week, last Saturday's Currie Cup final between Griquas and the Pumas was the first full-capacity sporting event in over two years in the country.

Local rugby fans wasted no time in snapping up tickets to see South Africa in action this weekend either, with tickets selling like hotcakes over the past week.

This will be the Springboks' first match in front of home fans since their 2019 World Cup victory, as both the British and Irish Lions series and games in last year's Rugby Championship were played in empty stadiums.

The Blue Bulls Company and SA Rugby are cautioning fans about purchasing fake match-day tickets, which may be in circulation from fraudulent websites that have no rights to sell any rugby tickets in SA.

Only tickets purchased at the Loftus Versfeld ticket office or online on the Ticketpro website will be valid. Any other tickets that have been bought elsewhere will not grant fans entry into the stadium.

Kick-off on Saturday is at 17:05.