South Africa and Wales have announced their lineups for Saturday's Round 3 Nations Championship clash as the Springboks look to continue their unbeaten start to the tournament. South Africa enters the weekend atop both the Southern Hemisphere standings and the World Rugby rankings after impressive victories over England and Scotland.
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Wales, meanwhile, is looking to bounce back after a loss to Argentina in Round 2. The Welsh opened the competition with a win over Fiji but now face a South African team that has dominated the recent rivalry, winning each of the last five meetings between the nations.
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The Springboks once again field an experienced lineup led by Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel, while Wales counters with captain Jac Morgan alongside veterans Josh Adams, Tomos Williams and Louis Rees-Zammit. Saturday's result could have major implications in both the Nations Championship standings and the World Rugby rankings.
South Africa Rugby Lineup vs. Wales
Starting XV
- Gerhard Steenekamp
- Malcolm Marx
- Carlu Sadie
- Cobus Wiese
- Ruben van Heerden
- Paul de Villiers
- Pieter-Steph du Toit
- Jasper Wiese
- Cobus Reinach
- Vusi Moyo
- Kurt-Lee Arendse
- Damian de Allende
- Jesse Kriel
- Jaco Williams
- Aphelele Fassi
Replacements
- Andre-Hugo Venter
- Jan-Hendrik Wessels
- Wilco Louw
- Ben-Jason Dixon
- Marco van Staden
- Herschel Jantjies
- Manie Libbok
- Damian Willemse
Wales Rugby Lineup Vs. South Africa
Starting XV
- Rhys Carre
- Dewi Lake
- Dillon Lewis
- Teddy Williams
- Adam Beard
- Alex Mann
- Jac Morgan
- Aaron Wainwright
- Tomos Williams
- Dan Edwards
- Josh Adams
- Ben Thomas
- Max Llewellyn
- Louis Rees-Zammit
- Blair Murray
Replacements
- Ryan Elias
- Nicky Smith
- Ben Warren
- Freddie Thomas
- Tommy Reffell
- James Botham
- Reuben Morgan-Williams
- Joe Hawkins
Watch Springboks vs Wales Rugby Live
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The match kicks off at 11:40 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 18.
Nations Championship Round 3 Fixtures & Schedule
Saturday, July 18 (ET)
- 3:10 a.m. ET — New Zealand vs. Ireland
- 4:40 a.m. ET — Japan vs. France
- 6:10 a.m. ET — Australia vs. Italy
- 9:10 a.m. ET — Fiji vs. Scotland
- 11:40 a.m. ET — South Africa vs. Wales
- 3:10 p.m. ET — Argentina vs. England
Nations Championship Standings
Northern Hemisphere
- Ireland — 10 points
- France — 7 points
- Scotland — 6 points
- England — 5 points
- Wales — 5 points
- Italy — 0 points
Southern Hemisphere
- South Africa — 10 points
- New Zealand — 10 points
- Argentina — 6 points
- Japan — 4 points
- Australia — 3 points
- Fiji — 0 points
Remaining Nations Championship Schedule
Here's what happens in November.
Nations Championship Round 4
Friday, Nov. 6
- 3:10 p.m. ET — Ireland vs. Argentina
Saturday, Nov. 7
- 6:40 a.m. ET — Italy vs. South Africa
- 9:10 a.m. ET — Scotland vs. New Zealand
- 11:40 a.m. ET — Wales vs. Japan
- 3:10 p.m. ET — France vs. Fiji
Sunday, Nov. 8
- 10:10 a.m. ET — England vs. Australia
Nations Championship Round 5
Friday, Nov. 13
- 3:10 p.m. ET — France vs. South Africa
Saturday, Nov. 14
- 6:40 a.m. ET — Italy vs. Argentina
- 9:10 a.m. ET — Wales vs. New Zealand
- 11:40 a.m. ET — England vs. Japan
- 3:10 p.m. ET — Ireland vs. Fiji
Sunday, Nov. 15
- 10:10 a.m. ET — Scotland vs. Australia
Nations Championship Round 6
Saturday, Nov. 21
- 9:10 a.m. ET — England vs. New Zealand
- 9:10 a.m. ET — Scotland vs. Japan
- 11:40 a.m. ET — Ireland vs. South Africa
- 11:40 a.m. ET — Italy vs. Fiji
- 3:10 p.m. ET — France vs. Argentina
- 3:10 p.m. ET — Wales vs. Australia
Nations Championship Final
The inaugural Nations Championship Final will be played during the weekend of Nov. 27, with the top Northern Hemisphere team meeting the top Southern Hemisphere team to determine the tournament champion.
Here's How Fans Can Watch The Nations Championship
Fans in the United States can stream every Nations Championship match for free on RugbyPass TV and the World Rugby YouTube page.
World Rugby Nations Cup Round 3 Fixtures & Schedule
Saturday, July 18 (ET)
- 10:30 a.m. ET — Samoa vs. Romania
- 1:00 p.m. ET — Uruguay vs. Hong Kong China
- 3:00 p.m. ET — Chile vs. Georgia
- 4:45 p.m. ET — Tonga vs. Portugal
- 7:30 p.m. ET — USA vs. Spain
- 8:00 p.m. ET — Canada vs. Zimbabwe
World Rugby Nations Cup Standings
Pool A
- Chile — 10 points
- USA — 9 points
- Samoa — 5 points
- Tonga — 5 points
- Uruguay — 5 points
- Canada — 3 points
Pool B
- Georgia — 9 points
- Spain — 8 points
- Portugal — 7 points
- Romania — 4 points
- Zimbabwe — 1 point
- Hong Kong China — 0 points
Here's How Fans Can Watch The World Rugby Nations Cup
Fans in the United States can stream every World Rugby Nations Cup match, including all USA Rugby Eagles fixtures, live on Paramount+.
Current World Rugby Men's Rankings
- South Africa — 93.96
- New Zealand — 91.04
- Ireland — 89.32
- France — 87.43
- England — 84.75
- Scotland — 84.09
- Argentina — 84.06
- Australia — 80.60
- Fiji — 78.69
- Italy — 77.31
- Japan — 76.42
- Wales — 76.38
- Georgia — 73.30
- USA — 69.40
- Portugal — 68.67
- Spain — 67.66
- Uruguay — 67.62
- Chile — 67.59
- Samoa — 66.27
- Tonga — 65.85
- Belgium — 61.03
- Romania — 60.92
- Canada — 59.46
- Hong Kong China — 58.86
- Zimbabwe — 58.59
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