Summary

  • World champions South Africa inflict record defeat on New Zealand

  • Springboks run in five tries in brilliant display at packed-out Twickenham

  • New Zealand lock Scott Barrett sent off in first half for two yellow cards

  • Captain Siya Kolisi and wing Kurt-Lee Arendse secure 14-0 half-time lead

  • Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi and Kwagga Smith score tries in second half

  • Cam Roigard breaks free to score All Blacks' only try in 71st minute

  • Both teams' final game before World Cup starts in two weeks

  1. Postpublished at 11 mins

    South Africa 0-0 New Zealand

    More Springbok pressure but still nothing to show for it.

    Andre Esterhuizen smashes it up in midfield but then it's knocked on and the All Blacks survive again.

    New Zealand are yet to get going but they are level.

  2. Postpublished at 8 mins

    South Africa 0-0 New Zealand

    The All Blacks are at sixes and sevens here.

    Aaron Smith fires a pass at Sam Cane behind his own goal line and the flanker doesn't take it cleanly.

    It goes backwards but he has to ground the ball with Boks closing him down.

  3. Postpublished at 6 mins

    South Africa 0-0 New Zealand

    The green shirts surge forward once again but New Zealand steal the ball on the ground and they will have the chance to clear their lines.

  4. Postpublished at 4 mins

    South Africa 0-0 New Zealand

    Pieter-Steph du Toit is over the whitewash but he is held up.

    It's been all South Africa in the opening exchanges.

  5. Postpublished at 2 mins

    South Africa 0-0 New Zealand

    South Africa win a scrum against the head and the referee's decision to award the Boks a penalty is met by a huge roar.

    There is a big South African community in London and they are making their presence heard.

  6. Postpublished at 1 min

    South Africa 0-0 New Zealand

    Not even a minute on the clock and Duane Vermeulen is receiving attention from the medical staff.

    He looks OK but that was a brief moment of concern for the Springboks.

  7. Kick-offpublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 25 August 2023

    South Africa 0-0 New Zealand

    Beauden Barrett hoists the ball into the London skyline and we are up and running...

  8. Postpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 25 August 2023

    New Zealand v South Africa (19:30 BST)

    Time for the haka to grace Twickenham once again.

    It has to be one of the best sights in sport!

    The hakaImage source, Getty Images
  9. Jacques Nienaber - how exam failure re-routed South Africa coachpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 25 August 2023

    New Zealand v South Africa (19:30 BST)

    Mike Henson
    BBC Sport

    Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber is thinking back to the same point, four years ago.

    South Africa's final match before the 2019 Rugby World Cup was a high-scoring, low-key rout of hosts Japan in front of under 30,000 fans north of Tokyo.

    The defending champions' last warm-up game this time around - an 80,000 sold-out superpower clash against New Zealand at Twickenham - feels different. But Nienaber sees similarities.

    Read more here.

    Jacques NienaberImage source, Rex Features
  10. Postpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 25 August 2023

    New Zealand v South Africa (19:30 BST)

    Both sets of players have made their way out onto the Twickenham turf.

    Time for the anthems...

  11. England will want to end warm-up schedule on a highpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 25 August 2023

    New Zealand v South Africa (19:30 BST)

    In less than 24 hours, it will be England's turn to end their preparations on home soil.

    Steve Borthwick's side have suffered tournament-ending injuries, disciplinary issues and had a lack of cutting edge in attack, but they will want to end their summer campaign on a high against Fiji.

    Read more here.

    George FordImage source, Getty Images
  12. Big crowd expectedpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 25 August 2023

    New Zealand v South Africa (19:30 BST)

    We are expecting a sell-out this evening.

    There were plenty of excited fans outside Twickenham soaking up the atmosphere earlier...

    TwickenhamImage source, Getty Images
  13. Line-upspublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 25 August 2023

    New Zealand v South Africa (19:30 BST)

    Let's have a look at how both sides will line up...

    New Zealand: B Barrett; Jordan, Ioane, Barrett, Telea; Mo'unga, Smith; De Groot, Coles, Lomax, Whitelock, Barrett, Jacobson, Cane, Savea.

    Replacements: Taukei'aho, Williams, Newell, Lord, Vaa'i, Papali'i, Roigard, Lienert-Brown.

    South Africa: Willemse, Arendse, Moodie, Esterhuizen, Mapimpi; Libbok, De Klerk; Kitshoff, Marx, Malherbe, Etzebeth, Mostert, Kolisi, Du Toit, Vermeulen

    Replacements: Mbonambi, Nche, Nyakane, Kleyn, Snyman, Van Staden, Reinach, Le Roux.

  14. Twickenham awaits...published at 19:17 British Summer Time 25 August 2023

    New Zealand v South Africa (19:30 BST)

    Rugby royalty is in town...

    TwickersImage source, Getty Images

    New Zealand are favoured by many to win this year's World Cup but South Africa won't be giving up their crown lightly...

    Kick off is at 19:30 BST...