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Date: Saturday, August 6
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off: 19.35 NZL | 07.35 GMT | 09.35 RSA
Referee: Craig Joubert (SA)
Assistants: Marius Jonker (SA), Christie du Preez (SA)
TMO: Glen Jackson

Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 James Horwill, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 Pek Cowan, 18 Dan Vickerman, 19 Scott Higginbotham, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Anthony Fainga’a, 22 Lachie Turner.

New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Sam Whitelock, 19 Adam Thomson, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Colin Slade, 22 Sonny Bill Williams.

Provisional fixture dates have been decided for the 2012 Springbok season which is set to include an incoming tour by England in the middle of the Super 15, the newly expanded Four Nations tournament featuring Argentina, and the annual End of Year Tour to Europe. Fixtures and calendar downloads will be provided once the dates and times have been finalised.

2012 Incoming Tour by England

09 June – Springboks v England
16 June – Springboks v England
23 June – Springboks v England

2012 Four Nations (Two games per weekend)

18 August – Springboks | All Blacks | Wallabies | Argentina
25 August – Springboks | All Blacks | Wallabies | Argentina
01 September – Springboks | All Blacks | Wallabies | Argentina
08 September – Springboks | All Blacks | Wallabies | Argentina
15 September – Springboks | All Blacks | Wallabies | Argentina
22 September – Springboks | All Blacks | Wallabies | Argentina
29 September – Springboks | All Blacks | Wallabies | Argentina
06 October – Springboks | All Blacks | Wallabies | Argentina

2012 Outgoing Tour of Europe

10 November – France v Springboks
17 November – Scotland v Springboks
24 November – England v Springboks

» Tri Nations Round 1 predictions

Match details
Date: Saturday 23 July 2011
Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 20.00 AUS | 10.00 GMT | 12:00 RSA
Referee: Chris Pollock (NZ)
Assistant refs: Keith Brown (NZ), Vinny Munro (NZ)
TMO: Matt Goddard (AUS)

Teamsheets
South Africa 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Juan De Jongh, 12 Wynand Oliver, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Danie Rossouw, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Johann Muller, 4 Flip Van Der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 CJ Van Der Linde, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Adrian Jacobs, 22 Patrick Lambie.

Australia 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 James Horwill, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 Pekahou Cowan, 18 Nathan Sharpe, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Scott Higginbotham, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Anthony Fainga’a.

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Sat 23 July 2011 | 12:05 Australia v Springboks (Sydney)

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Wallabies 22 (11)
Tries: James O’Connor, Adam Ashley-Cooper
Penalties: Matt Giteau (3), Kurtley Beale

All Blacks 23 (6)
Tries: Richie McCaw, Kieran Read
Conversions: Piri Weepu (2)
Penalties: Piri Weepu (3)

Australia 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Lachie Turner, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Mark Chisholm, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 James Slipper, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 Richard Brown, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 21 Anthony Fainga’a.

New Zealand 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Israel Dagg, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 Victor Vito, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 John Afoa, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Jerome Kaino, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Colin Slade, 22 Rene Ranger.