Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made eight personnel changes – and one positional switch – to his starting lineup for the final warm-up game, against the All Blacks at Twickenham on Friday, as he continued to fine tune preparations for the opening Rugby World Cup clash against Scotland in just under three weeks.
One of global rugby’s greatest rivalries, between South Africa and New Zealand, will be reignited at Twickenham in London later this month with the two nations playing for a brand-new trophy, the Qatar Airways Cup, on Friday 25 August.
Trent Boult is set to return to international cricket after being named in New Zealand's ODI squad that will face England in September ahead of the World Cup.
England secured their place in the final following a 46-40 victory over defending champions New Zealand while Australia secured their spot after a 57-54 win over Jamaica in the semi-finals of the Netball World Cup.
South Africa missed out on a semi-final spot despite claiming a 52-50 victory over Uganda while Australia suffered their first defeat after going down 56-55 against England in Netball World Cup action on Thursday.
South Africa and New Zealand played out to a thrilling 48-48 draw while Uganda put in another dominant performance to defeat Wales 73-56 in Netball World Cup actions on Wednesday.
South Africa returned to winning ways after claiming a 69-28 victory over Trinidad & Tobago while Australia and New Zealand secured their fourth straight win at the Netball World Cup.
South Africa suffered their first defeat against Jamaica while New Zealand and Australia maintain their unbeaten run in their last match of the opening round of the Netball World Cup.
South Africa clinched a comfortable 87-32 victory over Sri Lanka while Fiji stunned Zimbabwe with a 52-48 at the Netball World Cup 2023 in Cape Town on Saturday.
South Africa got off to the perfect start with a 61-50 victory over Wales while defending champions New Zealand put on a dominant performance to cruise to a comfortable 76-27 win over Trinidad and Tobago at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday.