Springboks to tackle Wallabies at iconic cricket venue

The Springboks will tackle the Wallabies at the famous Adelaide Oval in South Australia later this year, Rugby Australia confirmed.

This will be first time the Springboks play a Test in Adelaide - at a ground more renowned for hosting cricket matches.

The Test, scheduled for Saturday 27 August, is the first of two Rugby Championship encounters the Boks will play in Australia this year. The second encounter is scheduled for the following week (3 September) at a yet-to-be-determined venue in the New South Wales state.

Meanwhile, SA Rugby also confirmed that all six the Boks' home Tests this year will kick off at 17:05 (SA time). South Africa will play three Tests against Wales in July, as well as three Rugby Championship Tests - against New Zealand in Nelspruit (6 August) and Johannesburg (13 August), and Argentina in Durban (24 September).

Kick-off times for both clashes against Australia must still be confirmed, while the Boks' away match against Argentina at Estadio Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires (17 September) is scheduled to start at 16:10 (21:10 SA time).

Incoming Tour:

17:05 - Saturday, 2 July: Springboks v Wales (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)

17:05 - Saturday, 9 July: Springboks v Wales (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein)

17:05 - Saturday, 16 July - Springboks v Wales (Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town)

Rugby Championship:

17:05 - Saturday, 6 August: Springboks v All Blacks (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)

17:05 - Saturday, 13 August: Springboks v All Blacks (Ellis Park, Johannesburg)

TBC: Saturday, 27 August: Australia v Springboks (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide)

TBC: Saturday, 3 September: Australia v Springboks (New South Wales, venue TBC)

21:10 - Saturday, 17 September: Argentina v Springboks (Estadio Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires)

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