Overview

• The touring group is largely unchanged from the Australia fixtures, with Cobus Wiese placed on standby and Makazole Mapimpi recalled to cover injured wings Kurt-Lee Arendse and Edwill van der Merwe.
• Jasper Wiese remains suspended for the first Test and will only be available for selection in Wellington on 13 September.
• Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Willie le Roux and Jan-Hendrik Wessels have been passed fit, and those who faced Australia in Cape Town received a clean bill of health.
• The squad departs for New Zealand on Tuesday to acclimatise before Tests at Eden Park on 6 September and Sky Stadium on 13 September.
• All four teams have one win after two rounds, underscoring the stakes for South Africa, who have won their last four meetings with the All Blacks since 2023.