South Africa vs. New Zealand - Kick-off time, team news, how to watch second RGR Test

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South Africa will look to bounce back from last weekend's 33-16 loss at Ellis Park when the Springboks host New Zealand's All Blacks in the second Rugby's Greatest Rivalry (RGR) Test in Cape Town on Saturday.

South Africa led 13-12 at half-time, but failure to convert chances cost them dearly - as did missed tackles and injuries during the game to Kurt-Lee Arendse and Cheslin Kolbe (from which Arendse has recovered, but not yet Kolbe).

After the win over the Springboks at Ellis Park, the All Blacks survived a scare in a 41-35 win over the Lions on Tuesday. That victory took their record under Dave Rennie to eight wins from eight matches, including four wins from four Tests.

The win over the Lions in Johannesburg and the earlier 38-21 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town have served as reminders that there can occasionally still be some jitters.

The Springboks need a win to keep their hopes of winning the four-Test series outright alive, so on Saturday, Rassie Erasmus will expect his charges to make a statement with their response to last Saturday's setback.

Key details

Date: Saturday, August 29 at 5:10 p.m. CAT (3:10 p.m. GMT, 4:10 p.m. BST, 3:10 a.m. on August 30 in New Zealand mainland)

Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town

How to watch: The match will air on SuperSport's channels 201 and 211 in South Africa. For fans in New Zealand, Sky Sport holds RGR rights. UK viewers will be able to watch the games on Sky Sports

Match officials

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Angus Gardner (RA)

Television Match Official: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

Split Screen/FPRO: Brett Cronan (RA)

Team news

Having initially announced a team featuring Pieter-Steph du Toit as his captain in his 100th Test, Rassie Erasmus has now confirmed that Siya Kolisi will start and captain the side.

The initial plan was for either Kolisi or Paul de Villiers to start at flanker alongside du Toit and eighthman Jasper Wiese in the back row, while doubts over Kolisi's fitness persisted.

Ultimately, Kolisi was confirmed as a starter early enough for Erasmus to make a decisive call to hand him the captaincy rather than du Toit.

All Blacks loose forward Anton Segner has been ruled out of the remainder of New Zealand's tour to South Africa after undergoing surgery to wash out an infection in his ankle joint.

Springboks: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche

Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Andre Esterhuizen, 21 Cameron Hanekom, 22 Morne van den Berg, 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu

All Blacks: TBC

Stats

Pieter-Steph du Toit will become the 11th player to reach 100 Test caps for the Springboks on Saturday.

The All Blacks won 14 turnovers in the first Test compared to the Springboks' 5.