| Home team | Bulls |
| Away team | All Blacks |
| Venue | Loftus Versfeld |
| Competition | Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry |
| Kick-off time | 6 pm (UK) 5 am (NZ) 7 pm (SA) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Bulls vs All Blacks preview as the sides meet at Loftus Versfeld.
This will be the last warmup game before the All Blacks take on the Springboks at Ellis Park in the first test.
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Bulls vs All Blacks confirmed lineups
| Bulls | All Blacks | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Tshakweni | 1 | Numia | |||
| Else | 2 | Taylor | |||
| Klopper | 3 | Lomax | |||
| Vermaak | 4 | Holland | |||
| Van Heerden | 5 | Tuipulotu | |||
| Coetzee | 6 | Parker | |||
| Liebenberg | 7 | Segner | |||
| Rudolph | 8 | Lakai | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Papier | 9 | Ratima | |||
| Bosch | 10 | Jacomb | |||
| Jacobs | 11 | Moorby | |||
| Vorster | 12 | Lienert-Brown | |||
| Gans | 13 | Ioane | |||
| Abrahams | 14 | Carter | |||
| Le Roux | 15 | Barrett | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Schoeman | 16 | Taukei’aho | |||
| Sithole | 17 | Bower | |||
| Mchunu | 18 | Lauaki | |||
| Ludwig | 19 | Lord | |||
| Gumede | 20 | Sititi | |||
| De Wet | 21 | Preston | |||
| Letebele | 22 | Tavatavanawai | |||
| Kunene | 23 | Narawa | |||
Recent Form:
Bulls (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 19th June 2026 | URC | Leinster | 36-7 |
| Won | 6th June 2026 | URC | Glasgow Warriors | 21-22 |
| Won | 30th May 2026 | URC | Munster | 45-14 |
| Won | 16th May 2026 | URC | Benetton | 45-19 |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | URC | Zebre | 54-19 |
The Bulls finished the 2025/26 season with a disappointing defeat in the URC final to Leinster. They lost the final in Dublin 36-7. The Bulls had been the inform team in the URC at that point, winning eight URC games in a row.
All Blacks (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 11th August 2026 | Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry | Sharks | 0-54 |
| Won | 7th August 2026 | Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry | Stormers | 21-38 |
| Won | 18th July 2026 | Nations Championship | Ireland | 40-21 |
| Won | 11th July 2026 | Nations Championship | Italy | 47-17 |
| Won | 4th July 2026 | Nations Championship | France | 34-32 |
The All Blacks continued their undefeated spell under Dave Rennie with a big 54-0 victory over the Sharks in their second tour game of the Greatest Rivalry Tour. The conditions in Durban were poor, but the All Blacks managed to score eight tries, with Ruben Love kicking an impressive seven of the kicks. Strong performancesaqs1q§|| from Love, Jordie Barrett, Caleb Clarke and Fehi Fineanganofo have put the latter in with strong chances of an opportunity in a test jersey.
