Springboks and All Blacks name starting line-ups: Who has the edge?

The Springboks and All Blacks will renew their 102-year-old rivalry as they go head-to-head in the Rugby Championship on Saturday, 15 July.

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The clash will take place in Auckland, but it won’t be at New Zealand’s fortress of Eden Park, but rather at the 30 000-capacity Mount Smart Stadium.

Kick-off is scheduled for 09:05 (SA time).

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The all-important line-ups have been confirmed.

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In the 23 ‘head-to-head’ match-ups, how many do the Springboks ‘win’ – and in how many cases do the All Blacks have an advantage?

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ALL BLACKS AND SPRINGBOKS TEAMS

…..	All Blacks	Springboks
15	Beauden Barrett	Willie le Roux
14	Will Jordan	Cheslin Kolbe
13	Rieko Ioane	Lukhanyo Am
12	Jordie Barrett	Damian de Allende
11	Mark Telea	Makazole Mapimpi
10	Richie Mo’unga	Damian Willemse
9	Aaron Smith	Faf de Klerk
8	Ardie Savea	Jasper Wiese
7	Sam Cane (captain)	Franco Mostert
6	Shannon Frizell	Kwagga Smith
5	Scott Barrett	Lood de Jager
4	Brodie Retallick	Eben Etzebeth (captain)
3	Tyrel Lomax	Frans Malherbe
2	Codie Taylor	Bongi Mbonambi
1	Ethan de Groot	Steven Kitshoff
16	Samisoni Taukei’aho	Malcolm Marx
17	Tamaiti Williams	Thomas du Toit
18	Nepo Laulala	Vincent Koch
19	Tupou Vaa’i	RG Snyman
20	Dalton Papali’i	Pieter-Steph du Toit
21	Finlay Christie	Duane Vermeulen
22	Braydon Ennor	Grant Williams
23	Caleb Clarke	Manie Libbok