South Africa take on the Springboks again this weekend in round two of The Rugby Championship.
Last week's match was eventful to say the least. Kurt Lee Arendse was red carded for a clumsy challenge, dangerously taking out Beauden Barrett in the air. And the All Blacks sustained yet another loss, with the result chipping away at their aura of immortality.
New Zealand boss Ian Foster and team captain Sam Cane have been subject of much criticism from supporters, so tensions are high on the Kiwi side of things.
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For the Springboks, they're fresh off the back of a Test series win against Wales, and after a dominant display last week, they will be hungry for more again this weekend.
The referee for the game will be Luke Pearce.
What time is South Africa v New Zealand kick-off?
The Springboks take on New Zealand at 4.05pm UK time on Saturday, August 13, at the Emirates Airlines Park, formerly known as Ellis Park, in Johannesburg.
What TV channel is South Africa v New Zealand on? What about live streaming?
Sky Sports will be providing all the Rugby Championship action this weekend, with coverage for this game on Sky Sports Action from 4pm. You can also stream the match with a NOW TV subscription, which starts at £11.99 for a day pass.
What's the South Africa v New Zealand team news?
Jesse Kriel comes in on the wing for the suspended Arendse, and it's a fresh-looking front-row for the Boks, with Frans Malherbe the only player retaining his spot. Ox Nche and Bongi Mbonambi slot in beside him.
Jaden Hendrikse comes in for Faf de Klerk at nine after he sustained a concussion in the last match. Duane Vermeulen fills in at eight in the place of Jasper Wiese.
After Beauden Barrett's dangerous collision with Arendse, he drops down to the bench, with Richie Mo'unga taking the reigns at fly-half. Akira Ioane is replaced by Shannon Frizell at blindside flanker, whilst there are two changes in the front-row. Ethan de Groot and Tyrel Lomax are fresh faces, whilst hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho retains his place.
South Africa: 15 Damian Willemse; 14 Jesse Kriel, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi; 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Jaden Hendrikse; 1 Ox Nche, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 3 Frans Malherbe, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 5 Lood de Jager, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 Pieter Steph du Toit, 8 Duane Vermeulen.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Jasper Wiese, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Hershel Jantjies, 23 Willie le Roux.
New Zealand: 15 Jordie Barrett; 14 Will Jordan, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 David Havili, 11 Caleb Clarke; 10 Richie Mo'unga, 9 Aaron Smith; 1 Ethan de Groot, 2 Samisoni Taukei'aho, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 4 Sam Whitelock, 5 Scott Barrett, 6 Shannon Frizell, 7 Sam Cane (captain), 8 Ardie Savea.
Replacements: 16 Codie Taylor, 17 George Bower, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Tupou Vaa'i, 20 Akira Ioane, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 Beauden Barrett, 23 Quinn Tupaea.
What have the coaches said?
South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber speaking on All Blacks coach Ian Foster: "As coaches, we'll always have sympathy for each other.
"It's a pressure environment, we're all under it. If you're a coach in countries where rugby is such a big sport like New Zealand and South Africa - places with massive history - then you're going to have a difficult job at times.
"But it's not only the coaches. The players are also under massive pressure. We all know if you have lost three in a row, for example, you're under the microscope because of the expectations."
New Zealand head coach Ian Foster: "Everyone keeps putting those stats up. We’re not in that space. When you look at the championship, we’ve dropped the first one."
"There’s no good lingering on the past. We know we’ve got some development [to do] as a team, and the growth is always hurting. At the same time our goal is to improve, improve, improve, and doing it at Ellis Park is going to be cool"
Match Facts
South Africa have won 37% of their 102 previous men’s Tests against New Zealand, the highest win rate of any team in history against the All Blacks and 11 percentage points higher than next-best Australia (26%).
New Zealand will be looking to avoid opening a campaign of The Rugby Championship/Tri-Nations with back-to-back losses for just the second time after they lost all four games of the 1998 Tri-Nations.
South Africa have won six of their last seven games in The Rugby Championship on home soil including their last four on the bounce; it’s the third time they’ve won four on the spin at home in the competition, though they have never managed five straight wins in such fixtures.
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