Springboks will host the All Blacks in two Rugby Championship

The All Blacks will return to South Africa for the first time in four years to take on the world champions Springboks in two clashes as part of the 2022 Rugby Championship in August. NZ vs SA Rugby

The Springboks, currently ranked as the world’s No 1 team, will face the All Blacks in Nelspruit and Johannesburg on 6 and 13 August. It’s the first time since 2018 the All Blacks will play in South Africa.

The Springboks will host the All Blacks in two Rugby Championship Tests later this year, SA Rugby has confirmed.

The rugby governing body on Tuesday announced the Springboks' home Test schedule for 2022, with Wales also visiting South Africa for three Tests in July.

The Boks will play two home Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand - at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit (6 August) and Ellis Park in Johannesburg (13 (August) - and one against Argentina at Kings Park in Durban (24 September).

It will be the first time since 2018 that the All Blacks visit these shores.

Siya Kolisi's charges will also travel for two away Rugby Championship Tests https://nzsarugby.com/ against Australia at yet to be determined venues (27 August and 3 September) and one away encounter against Argentina in Buenos Aires (17 September).

The Welsh, meanwhile, are set to return to South Africa for the first time since 2014 as the Boks kick off their season with three Tests against the Dragons - at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria (2 July), Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein (9 July) and Cape Town Stadium (16 July).