Springboks away games: What times do they play?

South African rugby fans are sharing their hilarious advice on how they plan to stay awake to watch the Springboks play the All Blacks in the final Greatest Rivalry test match on Saturday evening.

The rugby rivals will play at the 70,000-seater M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. It will mark the first time South Africa and New Zealand have played each other in the US.

‘SURVIVAL GUIDE’ TO WATCH THE SPRINGBOKS LATE-NIGHT MATCH

With many of its test matches played on home ground, rugby fans have become accustomed to watching the Springboks play their typical late-afternoon matches.

This time around, Boks fans will have to stay up a little later as their favourite team will play the All Blacks in the US on Saturday, 12 September. Due to a time difference, the match will be broadcast at 11 pm SA time.

For many, this means pushing back the timing of braais and the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

On social media, South Africans have shared their advice on how they plan to stay awake.  

For some, this means taking an afternoon nap and fuelling up on caffeine.

Take a look…

@jeremy_duplessis Springboks vs All Blacks! 4 game in rugbys greatest rivalry! Let’s go South-Africa!🔥🔥🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦#jeremyduplessis #sahypeteam #springboks #rugbysgreatestrivalry #allblacks ♬ original sound – Jeremy du Plessis

AWAY GAMES AND STARTING TIMES

Springbok fans will be tuning in to watch the team play at various times of the day and night for the remainder of their test match schedule, which are all away games.

Here’s when and what time you can expect to watch the matches….

• 27 September: SA vs Australia at the Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia – 11:30 SA time
• 7 November: SA vs Italy at the Alianz Stadium, Turin, Italy – 13:40 SA time
• 13 November: SA vs France at the Stade de France, Paris, France – 22:10 SA time
• 21 November: SA vs Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland – 18: 40 SA time

The Nations Championship finals weekend runs 27–29 November in Twickenham, England, with the six matches determined by the final standings. South Africa’s opponent and exact day depend on where the Boks finish after the six-round league phase. 

The confirmed kick-off times, converted to South African time, are:

Date	Match	UK time	SA time
Fri 27 Nov	6th North v 6th South	16:40	18:40
Fri 27 Nov	3rd North v 3rd South	20:10	22:10
Sat 28 Nov	5th North v 5th South	13:10	15:10
Sat 28 Nov	2nd North v 2nd South	16:40	18:40
Sun 29 Nov	4th North v 4th South	13:10	15:10
Sun 29 Nov	1st North v 1st South (Grand Final)	16:40	18:40