Springboks v Ireland: What time is kick-off?

The Springboks and Ireland will clash for the 27th time on Saturday, 5 November at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

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Kick-off is at 19:30 (SA time).

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The first clash between the two proud rugby-playing nations took place almost exactly 116 years ago when on 26 November 1906 South Africa won 15-12 at the Balmoral Showgrounds in Belfast.

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In the 26 Tests played to date, South Africa have won 18 with Ireland emerging victorious on seven occasions.

There has been one draw (8-8 in 1970 at Landsdowne Road in Dublin).

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In recent years, Ireland have fared a lot better in matches against the Springboks, winning six of the last 10 Tests dating back to the end of year tour in 2004.

The Irish will draw inspiration from the most recent Test between the two countries – albeit five years ago – when they thumped the Springboks 38-3 at the same venue as Saturday’s match.

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TEAMS:

Ireland

15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Robert Baloucoune, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Mack Hansen, 10 Johnny Sexton (captain), 9 Conor Murray, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter

Substitutes: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Joey Carbery, 23 Jimmy O’Brien

South Africa

15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Deon Fourie, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Faf de Klerk, 23 Willie le Roux

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