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| Home team | South Africa Womens | | Away team | Black Ferns | | Venue | FNB Stadium | | Competition | Women’s Test Match | | Kick-off time | 12:30 pm (UK) 1:30 pm (UK) 11:30 pm (NZ) | | Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports | South Africa Women welcome the Black Ferns to the FNB Stadium in the first game of the double-header that will see the third test of the Springboks vs All Blacks of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour. The Black Ferns are currently ranked number two in the World, while South Africa currently sit 10th in the World Rankings. Read more match previews here South Africa Womens vs Black Ferns confirmed lineups | South Africa Women | Black Ferns | |||| | Forwards | ||||| | Charlie | 1 | Viliko | ||| | Gwala | 2 | Ponsonby | ||| | Latsha | 3 | Mahutariki-Fakalelu | ||| | Ubisi | 4 | Roos | ||| | Lochner | 5 | Vaipulu | ||| | Solontsi | 6 | Anderson | ||| | Jacobs | 7 | King | ||| | Hele | 8 | Mikaele-Tu’u | ||| | Backs | ||||| | Tose | 9 | Joseph | ||| | Janse van Rensburg | 10 | King | ||| | Malinga | 11 | Leti-I’iga | ||| | Ngwevu | 12 | Brunt | ||| | Mpupha | 13 | Du Plessis | ||| | Arries | 14 | Paul | ||| | Dolf | 15 | Sorensen-McGee | ||| | Replacements | ||||| | Groenewald | 16 | Lolohea | ||| | Ngxingolo | 17 | Robinson | ||| | Mdliki | 18 | Taumata | ||| | Mokwai | 19 | Bayfield | ||| | Welman | 20 | Sititi | ||| | Lamprecht | 21 | Turner | ||| | Minnaar | 22 | Demant | ||| | Samboya | 23 | McGregor | Recent Form: SA Women (Home team): | Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | | Won | 15th August 2026 | Test | Fiji | 22-29 | | Won | 8th August 2026 | Test | Fiji | 12-55 | | Loss | 11th July 2026 | Test | USA | 19-26 | | Won | 4th July 2026 | Test | USA | 34-21 | | Loss | 13th Septmeber 2025 | World Cup | Black Ferns | 46-17 | South Africa have won their last two matches in a two match series against Fiji and also had won their home match against the USA, while losing away to America. Their last meeting against the Black Ferns saw them suffer a 46-17 defeat in the 2025 World Cup. Black Ferns (Away team): | Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | | Won | 22nd August 2026 | Test | Australia | 66-19 | | Won | 25th April 2026 | Test | Australia | 5-40 | | Won | 18th April 2026 | Test | Canada | 14-36 | | Won | 12th April 2026 | Test | USA | 15-48 | | Won | 27th September 2025 | World Cup | France | 42-26 | The Black Ferns have won five matches in a row that started with the third place playoff from the 2025 World Cup. They had lost out to Canada in the World Cup semi-final before this game, but have since defeated America, Canada and Australia twice.