The South Africa Springboks will close their July international rugby schedule against Georgia on July 19 in Nelspruit, South Africa. The match is set for 11 a.m. ET and is at Mbombela Stadium and is the Springboks’ final tune-up before the 2025 Rugby Championship kicks off in August.
The Springboks, ranked No. 1 in the world since November 2024, are coming off back-to-back wins over Italy, including a dominant 45-0 performance on July 12.
Georgia enters this match ranked a national-best No. 11 and fresh off a 34-5 loss to No. 3-ranked Ireland. Georgia won the 2025 Rugby Europe Championship in March and continues to make progress among Tier 1 competition.
The match features several changes to the Springboks lineup, including starts for Aphelele Fassi at fullback and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at fly-half. South Africa will once again be captained by flanker Siya Kolisi.
When Does South Africa Springboks Play Georgia Rugby?
South Africa and Georgia face off on Saturday, July 19, with kickoff scheduled for 11 a.m. ET at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, South Africa.
How To Stream South Africa Rugby vs. Georgia
The match is streaming live on “MYA CAST” from anywhere.
South Africa Rugby Lineup vs. Georgia
Starting XV:
- 15 – Aphelele Fassi
- 14 – Edwill van der Merwe
- 13 – Canan Moodie
- 12 – Damian de Allende
- 11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 10 – Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 9 – Grant Williams
- 8 – Cobus Wiese
- 7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit
- 6 – Siya Kolisi (captain)
- 5 – Ruan Nortje
- 4 – Eben Etzebeth
- 3 – Neethling Fouche
- 2 – Marnus van der Merwe
- 1 – Boan Venter
Replacements:
- 16 – Bongi Mbonambi
- 17 – Thomas du Toit
- 18 – Vincent Koch
- 19 – RG Snyman
- 20 – Kwagga Smith
- 21 – Faf de Klerk
- 22 – Handre Pollard
- 23 – Damian Willemse
Georgia Rugby Lineup vs. South Africa Springboks
Starting XV:
- 1 – Giorgi Akhaladze
- 2 – Vano Karkadze
- 3 – Irakli Aptsiauri
- 4 – Mikheil Babunashvili
- 5 – Lado Chachanidze
- 6 – Luka Ivanishvili
- 7 – Beka Saginadze
- 8 – Ilia Spanderashvili
- 9 – Vasil Lobzhanidze
- 10 – Luka Matkava
- 11 – Sandro Todua
- 12 – Giorgi Kveseladze
- 13 – Demur Tapladze
- 14 – Aka Tabutsadze
- 15 – Davit Niniashvili
Replacements:
- 16 – Irakli Kvatadze
- 17 – Giorgi Tetrashvili
- 18 – Beka Gigashvili
- 19 – Demur Epremidze
- 20 – Sandro Mamamtavrishvili
- 21 – Tornike Jalagonia
- 22 – Tedo Abzhandadze
- 23 – Tornike Kakhoidze
