Springboks return to Soweto
The Springboks will return to the FNB Stadium in Soweto for the final home test of 2012 when they take on newly-crowned world champions New Zealand in the final encounter of the Castle Rugby Championship.
The Springboks also host England in a three-test series, as well as take on Australia and Argentina in the enlarged southern hemisphere showpiece in a fascinating six-test home programme. The venues were confirmed by the Executive Council in Cape Town on Thursday.
England arrive in June for what will be the first three-test tour to South Africa by a single country since New Zealand visited these shores in 1996. The tests will be played at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban, Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg and the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
THE FULL HOME TEST SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Castle Incoming Tours
Saturday, 9 June: Springboks v England -- Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
Saturday, 16 June: Springboks v England -- Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Saturday, 23 June: Springboks v England -- Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
The Castle Rugby Championships
Saturday, 18 August: Springboks v Argentina -- DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Saturday, 29 September: Springboks v Australia -- Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Saturday, 6 October: Springboks vs New Zealand -- FNB Stadium, Soweto