Dave Rennie ready to name All Blacks squad for tour of South Africa

Tour fixtures in 2026 Friday 7 August: Stormers v New Zealand at Cape Town Stadium, Cape TownTuesday 11 August: Sharks v New Zealand at Kings Park, DurbanSaturday 15 August: Bulls v New Zealand at Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaSaturday 22 August: First Test – South Africa v New Zealand at Ellis Park, JohannesburgTuesday 25 August: Lions v New Zealand at Ellis Park, JohannesburgSaturday 29 August: Second Test – South Africa v New Zealand at Cape Town Stadium, Cape TownSaturday 5 September: Third Test – South Africa v New Zealand at FNB Stadium, JohannesburgSaturday 12 September: Fourth Test – South Africa v New Zealand (Baltimore,New coach Dave Rennie, who took over from Scott Robertson at the beginning of the year, will name a 44 player group on Monday for the tour of South Africa.

Springbok boss Rassie Erasmus has shown his hand by naming a group of 43 players for next month’s Greatest Rivalry Tour series against the All Blacks in South Africa and now we await the announcement of the New Zealand squad on Monday.