Archived tour · August – September 2026
Rugby's Greatest Rivalry 2026: the recap
Springboks vs All Blacks, three Tests, three rounds of championship golf.
The series
For the first time in 30 years, a full New Zealand tour
Our Rugby's Greatest Rivalry packages ran alongside all three South African Tests, bookable one at a time or combined into a nine-day golf and rugby tour. Every package carried a round of championship golf, premium seating or a hospitality suite, 5★ stays and private transfers with a Golf Africa Safaris host throughout.
The series has now been played, so the itinerary is archived. The format is not — we build the same golf-and-fixture pairing around Test rugby, the Currie Cup and major tournaments on request.
3
Tests hosted
9
Days of golf and rugby
2
Host cities
5★
Stays throughout
Match by match
How the tour played out
Test 1
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
22 August 2026
The series opened on the ground where the 1995 World Cup final was won. Guests played Houghton in the morning, lunched at the clubhouse and were dropped at the stadium gates in green and gold.
GolfHoughton Golf Club — host of the SA Open
Test 2
Cape Town Stadium
29 August 2026
Table Mountain, Signal Hill and Lion's Head around the bowl — the most spectacular setting in world rugby. Golf on the Atlantic seaboard in the morning, hospitality suites by kick-off.
GolfMetropolitan Golf Club, with Steenberg upgrades
Test 3
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
5 September 2026
The finale on the biggest stage in African rugby. Several groups added Soweto Country Club — the only golf club in the world surrounded by a township — before heading to the stadium.
GolfBlair Atholl, with Soweto Country Club add-on
Media
From the tour
Photos and clips captured on the ground across the three Tests.
What we took away
Lessons for the next sports tour
- ✦Pairing a championship round with match-day hospitality is what made the trip, not the rugby alone
- ✦Private transfers on match day removed every stress point around traffic and gates
- ✦Kruger safari extensions after Test 3 were the most requested add-on
- ✦Groups booked early — premium seating and top tee times both sell out months ahead
Next fixtures
Want the same tour in 2027?
Tell us the fixture you want to be at and we will build the golf, hospitality, stays and transfers around it — in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban or Pretoria, with a Kruger safari extension if you have the days.
- · Category A seating or hospitality suites
- · One championship round per match day
- · Private transfers and a host throughout
Register your interest
Be first on the 2027 list
Premium seating and top tee times go months in advance. Tell us the rugby you want to see and we will come back with a tailored golf and hospitality package within 48 hours.