| Home team | Springboks |
| Away team | Scotland |
| Venue | Loftus Versfeld |
| Competition | Rugby Nations Championship |
| Kick-off time | 4:40 pm (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | ITV |
Springboks vs Scotland preview as the sides meet at Loftus Versfeld in the second round of the Rugby Nations Championship.
Both teams started the tournament with comfortable wins. The Springboks defeated England at Ellis Park, while Scotland travelled to Argentina and came out with a confidence-boosting win.
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Springboks vs Scotland confirmed lineups
| Springboks | Scotland | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Venter | 1 | Schoeman | |||
| Grobbelaar | 2 | Ashman | |||
| W Louw | 3 | Z Fagerson | |||
| C Wiese | 4 | Brown | |||
| Nortje | 5 | Cummings | |||
| P De Villiers | 6 | M Fagerson | |||
| P.S. Du Toit | 7 | Darge | |||
| Roos | 8 | Dempsey | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Papier | 9 | White | |||
| Pollard | 10 | Russell | |||
| Moodie | 11 | Dobie | |||
| De Allende | 12 | Tuipulotu | |||
| Kriel | 13 | Hutchinson | |||
| E Van der Merwe | 14 | Steyn | |||
| Fassi | 15 | Rowe | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Wessels | 16 | Hiddleston | |||
| Mchunu | 17 | Sutherland | |||
| Porthen | 18 | Hurd | |||
| Dixon | 19 | Samuel | |||
| Tshituka | 20 | Bayliss | |||
| E Louw | 21 | Bradbury | |||
| Williams | 22 | Jordan | |||
| Horn | 23 | McDowall | |||
Recent Form:
Springboks (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 4th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | England | 45-21 |
| Won | 20th June 2026 | Friendly | Barbarians | 80-31 |
| Won | 29th November 2026 | Friendly | Wales | 0-73 |
| Won | 22nd November 2026 | Friendly | Ireland | 13-24 |
| Won | 15th November 2026 | Friendly | Italy | 14-32 |
The Springboks made it 10 wins in a row with their victory over England. They used pressure throughout the game to take advantage when England slipped up and scored several tries on multiple occasions. They came out of the blocks fast and were 17-0 ahead after 15 minutes. They would score another four tries to always keep the English at an arms reach.
Scotland (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 4th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Argentina | 38-47 |
| Loss | 14th March 2026 | Six Nations | Ireland | 43-21 |
| Won | 7th March 2026 | Six Nations | France | 50-40 |
| Won | 21st February 2026 | Six Nations | Wales | 23-26 |
| Won | 14th February 2026 | Six Nations | England | 31-20 |
Scotland have won four of their last five games, only losing the Triple Crown decider in Dublin against Ireland. They won the game by nine points, but that was with Argentina scoring two tries in the final five minutes when the game was already decided.
Springboks vs Scotland head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 10th November 2024 | URC | Springboks | 15-32 |
| 10th September 2023 | World Cup | Springboks | 18-3 |
| 13th November 2021 | URC | Springboks | 15-30 |
| 17th November 2018 | URC | Springboks | 20-26 |
| 3rd October 2015 | World CUp | Springboks | 34-16 |
