{"id":56596,"date":"2025-10-21T05:25:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/kolisi-anticipates-epic-clash-springboks-vs-all-blacks-in-2026-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T05:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:25:06","slug":"kolisi-anticipates-epic-clash-springboks-vs-all-blacks-in-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/rugby\/kolisi-anticipates-epic-clash-springboks-vs-all-blacks-in-2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kolisi Anticipates Epic Clash: Springboks vs All Blacks in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Siya Kolisi Anticipates a &#8220;Huge&#8221; Series Between South Africa and New Zealand in 2026<\/h2>\n\nThe captain of the South African men&#8217;s rugby team, Siya Kolisi, has expressed his enthusiasm for the four-match home series against New Zealand in September 2026. This series, which is expected to be a momentous event for the Springboks and the franchise teams that will face the All Blacks.\n\nThe South African rugby federation confirmed that the All Blacks will undertake a major tour of South Africa for the first time in 30 years, calling it &#8220;The Greatest Rugby Rivalry&#8221;. The Boks will return the favor in 2030, traveling to New Zealand for their first tour in the professional era.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This is going to be something huge and something this generation will never forget.<\/p><cite>Siya Kolisi<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nKolisi, who has led the Boks in two consecutive World Cups, commented on the importance of this series. &#8220;These are the tours we&#8217;ve only heard about. Experiencing this for the first time, like a Lions tour, is incredible for us as a group.&#8221;\n\nThe All Blacks captain, Scott Barrett, also shared his expectations. &#8220;This is a great rivalry, based on mutual respect, but for 80 minutes, these are two teams that give it their all every time they play. The intensity is maximum, and it&#8217;s shaping up to be a great tour. The format will be great, and there will be many excited fans watching us from home, and also traveling with us. We are looking forward to it.&#8221;\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1020%2Fr1562908_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Siya Kolisi took on the All Blacks in the recent Rugby Championship, which the Springboks retained after a rough start to the tournament.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schedule for the &#8220;The Greatest Rugby Rivalry&#8221; Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Friday, August 7: DHL Stormers vs New Zealand at DHL Stadium, Cape Town<\/li><li>Tuesday, August 11: Hollywoodbets Sharks vs New Zealand at Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban<\/li><li>Saturday, August 15: Vodacom Bulls vs New Zealand at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria<\/li><li>Saturday, August 22: First Test &#8211; South Africa vs New Zealand at Ellis Park, Johannesburg<\/li><li>Tuesday, August 25: Lions vs New Zealand at Ellis Park, Johannesburg<\/li><li>Saturday, August 29: Second Test &#8211; South Africa vs New Zealand at DHL Stadium, Cape Town<\/li><li>Saturday, September 5: Third Test &#8211; South Africa vs New Zealand at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg<\/li><li>Saturday, September 12: Fourth Test &#8211; South Africa vs New Zealand (venue to be announced)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siya Kolisi Anticipates a &#8220;Huge&#8221; Series Between South Africa and New Zealand in 2026 The captain of the South African men&#8217;s rugby team, Siya Kolisi, has expressed his enthusiasm for the four-match home series against New Zealand in September 2026. This series, which is expected to be a momentous event for the Springboks and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[4551,203,6393,5819],"class_list":{"0":"post-56596","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-rugby","7":"tag-all-blacks","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-south-africa","10":"tag-springboks"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56596\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}