Earlier this season, Eben Etzebeth change into the most-capped Springbok of all time, and finally the highly effective lock ended the 12 months on 131 caps (already 4 greater than second-placed Victor Matfield).

As we stay up for subsequent 12 months, Willie le Roux is subsequent in line to hitch the ‘100 club’, with the veteran fullback at the moment boasting 98 Test caps to his identify.

Keeping in thoughts that there are usually a minimum of 12 Tests annually, Siya Kolisi may additionally attain the 100-cap milestone subsequent 12 months contemplating he ended this 12 months on 92 Test appearances (at the moment ninth on the all-time checklist).

Le Roux will probably be anticipated to succeed in his particular milestone as early as July subsequent 12 months when the Springboks have two Tests scheduled towards Italy, and a one-off sport towards Georgia.

An fascinating truth is that Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus usually makes an attempt to make sure that these type of particular events will be celebrated by the participant in query throughout a Test on dwelling soil.

Considering that Kolisi nonetheless wants eight extra Tests to succeed in 100 caps, and that he’s unlikely to function in each sport subsequent 12 months, it’ll truly be fascinating to see whether or not the Springbok captain does attain this milestone in 2025, or whether or not it will likely be ‘deferred’ to a house Test in 2026.

However, if Kolisi does function within the first 5 dwelling Tests of subsequent season, in addition to the back-to-back away video games in New Zealand, then there’s a slight likelihood he may make his one hundredth Test look within the ‘home’ sport towards Argentina on 27 September. Or it may happen on the end-of-year-tour in 2025.

Springbok dwelling fixtures in 2025 (venues and kick-off instances TBC):

5 July: SA v Italy
12 July: SA v Italy
19 July: SA v Georgia
16 August: SA v Australia
23 August: SA v Australia
27 September: SA v Argentina

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Last week, the dates have been confirmed for the Tests within the Incoming Series subsequent 12 months, in addition to the house leg of the Rugby Championship, though SA Rugby will solely affirm venues and kick-off instances at a later stage.

Italy will go to South Africa for the primary time since 2013 once they face the Boks on 5 and 12 July. Dating again to their first go to in 1999, the Azzurri have solely performed seven Tests in South Africa earlier than.

Every week later, the Boks will tackle Georgia on dwelling soil for the second time, in keeping with World Rugby’s plans to reveal rising nations to prime tier opposition. The Lelos performed one Test towards South Africa in Pretoria in 2021, as prelude to the COVID-impacted tour of the British & Irish Lions.

The Springboks will begin the defence of their Rugby Championship crown towards the Wallabies, who host the British & Irish Lions in July, on consecutive weekends in August, on the 16^th and 23^rd.

Away Tests towards the All Blacks in New Zealand comply with on 6 and 13 September earlier than the Springboks wrap up the Rugby Championship dwelling (27 September) and away (4 October) towards Argentina.

Details of the venues for the All Blacks Tests, the away match in Argentina and the November tour to Europe will probably be introduced sooner or later.