Should the Springboks reach this year's Rugby World Cup final they would have played 13 Tests for the third year in a row.
01 February 2023 - 11:38Eben Etzebeth towers high in the Springboks' defeat to France at Stade Velodrome in Marseille in November 2022. The South Africans will open their Rugby World Cup defence in that stadium on September 10.Should the Springboks reach this year's Rugby World Cup final, they would have played 13 Tests for the third consecutive year.
The Springboks kick off their season against Australia in Pretoria in July in the opening round, before travelling to New Zealand for a July 15 clash at a yet-to-be-disclosed venue. The Springboks return to South Africa to wrap up their campaign against Los Pumas at Johannesburg's Ellis Park on July 29.
The team will perform their final tune-up on French soil, before dropping anchor in Toulon, their base for the initial part of the tournament.
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