Springboks v All Blacks

The Springboks don’t have much time to dwell on their defeat against the All Blacks with the second of their back-to-back Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand looming on Saturday, 2 October. Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images

Date, time confirmed for Springboks starting line-up announcement for All Blacks Test

The Springboks don’t have much time to dwell on their defeat against the All Blacks with the second of their back-to-back Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand looming on Saturday, 2 October.

Springboks v All Blacks

The Springboks don’t have much time to dwell on their defeat against the All Blacks with the second of their back-to-back Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand looming on Saturday, 2 October. Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images

The Springboks don’t have much time to dwell on their narrow defeat against the All Blacks over the weekend with the second of their back-to-back Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand looming on Saturday, 2 October.

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Kick-off in Gold Coast is at 12:05 SA time.

With the team announcement for what will be the 101st Test between the two rivals scheduled for 11:00 (SA time) on Tuesday, 28 September, that doesn’t give coach Jacques Nienaber much time to assess injuries and change the game plan.

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Therefore, prepare yourselves for a barrage of box-kicks and kicks in general from halfback pairing Faf de Klerk and Handre Pollard.

Whether Nienaber elects to stick with the same squad that went down 19-17 to the All Blacks in Townsville on Saturday or make changes will be revealed in less than 48 hours.

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