| Home team | Lions |
| Away team | All Blacks |
| Venue | Ellis Park |
| Competition | Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry |
| Kick-off time | 6 pm (UK) 7 pm (SA) 5 am (NZ) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Lions vs All Blacks preview as the sides meet in the final franchise game of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour.
The All Blacks started the test series with a famous 33-16 victory in the same stadium on Saturday night. This game will be the final chance for many of these players to impress ahead of the final three tests.
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Lions vs All Blacks confirmed lineups
| Lions | All Blacks | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Kotze | 1 | Lauaki | |||
| Botha | 2 | Taukei’aho | |||
| Lombard | 3 | Tosi | |||
| Oosthuizen | 4 | Darry | |||
| Delport | 5 | Tuipulotu | |||
| Mahashe | 6 | Sititi | |||
| Hlekani | 7 | Blackadder | |||
| Horn | 8 | Ta’eiloa | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Steyn | 9 | Hotham | |||
| Smith | 10 | Mo’unga | |||
| Cronje | 11 | Narawa | |||
| Kriel | 12 | Tavatavanawai | |||
| Van Wyk | 13 | Ioane | |||
| Mpeku | 14 | Fineanganofo | |||
| Horn | 15 | B Barrett | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Brandon | 16 | Slater | |||
| Venter | 17 | Tu’ungafasi | |||
| Schoeman | 18 | Ma’u | |||
| Andrews | 19 | Hannah | |||
| Notshe | 20 | Lakai | |||
| Pretorius | 21 | Preston | |||
| Pead | 22 | Jacomb | |||
| Chamberlain | 23 | Lienert-Brown | |||
Recent Form:
Lions (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 30th May 2026 | URC Playoffs | Leinster | 59-10 |
| Loss | 16th May 2026 | URC | Munster | 24-17 |
| Loss | 9th May 2026 | URC | Leinster | 31-7 |
| Won | 25th April 2026 | URC | Connacht | 33-21 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | URC | Glasgow Warriors | 54-12 |
The Lions finished the URC season with a disappointing defeat to Leinster, where they were defeated by 49 points. They had made a big push in the final stage of the season, winning six in a row to book their place in the top eight. They finished the year with three losses in a row in Ireland.
All Blacks (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 22nd August 2026 | Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry | Springboks | 16-33 |
| Won | 14th August 2026 | Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry | Bulls | 19-50 |
| 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 |
The All Blacks got the test matches off to a dream start as they defeated the Springboks by 17 points at Ellis Park. The test side scored five tries, including three in the second-half, while only conceding three points in that half. The All Blacks remain undefeated udner Dave Rennie and this game against the Lions will allow the head-coach to get a good look at the remainder of his squad depth before the remaining three tests.
The three other matches against the URC franchises have been dominant, although the opening game against the Stormers was the closest that a URC side has come to causing the All Blacks trouble, while the touring side scored over 50 points in the other two games.
