South Africa vs New Zealand live stream 2024: How to watch the Rugby Championship match online, Springboks make seven changes

Will Jordan (C), in black, runs with the ball at the South Africa vs New Zealand live stream.
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The South Africa vs New Zealand live stream shifts to Cape Town to resume rivalries in round four of the 2024 Rugby Championship. Here's how to watch South Africa vs New Zealand live streams from anywhere with a VPN – and potentially for free!

South Africa vs New Zealand, date, free streams

South Africa vs New Zealand takes place at 4 p.m. BST / 11 a.m. ET on Saturday Sep. 6, 2024.
FREE STREAM — NZR+ (Austria, India, Russia)
• U.S.
FloRugby
• U.K.Sky Sports
• AUS Stan Sport
• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk-free

With three wins from three, the Springboks have opened up an eight point gap over the chasing pack in the 2024 Rugby Championship, but had to rely on two late tries to secure victory over the All Blacks in Johannesburg last weekend.

A fourth successive victory over New Zealand would mark only the second time in the 103-year history of this fixture when that has been achieved.

In a show of strength, head coach Rassie Erasmus has made seven changes to the starting XV, with double Rugby World Cup-winners Willie le Roux (fullback) and Lukhanyo Am (utility back) returning. That makes a total of 19 RWC winners, including 13 players that beat the All Blacks in the final last October.

Thirteen All Blacks that tasted defeat that night are also included in Saturday's match day squad, including former captain Sam Cane who is just three caps away from a century of test appearances. Elsewhere, Mark Tele’a and Wallace Sititi have been drafted in to replace the injured Caleb Clarke and Ethan Blackadder.

Billed as 'The Best of The Best', TRC 2024 is heating up nicely. Read on for how to watch South Africa vs New Zealand live streams from wherever you are – including our guide to free options, and all 2024 Rugby Championship live streams.

Watch South Africa vs New Zealand live streams for free

Rugby fans in some countries can livestream every Rugby Championship fixture for free on NZR+!

You can take advantage of the service if you live in a variety of countries, including Austria, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, India, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. It's not available in the U.K. or U.S., sadly.

Meanwhile, Australia's 9Now will offer free live streams of all Wallabies home Tests and all matches against New Zealand.

Traveling abroad? You'll need to use a VPN to unblock your usual stream and watch it from anywhere on the planet. We recommend NordVPN as the best option for streaming abroad – more info on that below.

How to watch South Africa vs New Zealand live streams from anywhere

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the South Africa vs New Zealand on your usual subscription?

You can still watch The Rugby Championship 2024 live online thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:

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There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN. We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 6,000 servers, across 110 countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend.

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're away from Austria, and want to view your usual streaming service, you'd select an Austria-based server from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to your usual streaming service and watch South Africa vs New Zealand online.

Watch South Africa vs New Zealand 2024 in the U.S.

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U.S.-based rugby fans can watch every game of the 2024 Rugby Championship – including South Africa vs New Zealand live streams – on dedicated rugby streaming service FloRugby.

A monthly subscription costs $29.99, with an annual subscription costing $150.

You can cancel anytime. Your subscription will remain active through the remainder of the last billing cycle.

If you already subscribe to FloRugby but aren't in the U.S. right now, you can watch South Africa vs New Zealand live stream by using a VPN such as NordVPN.

Watch South Africa vs New Zealand live streams in the U.K.

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In the U.K., every game of the Rugby Championship – including South Africa vs New Zealand – is being shown on Sky Sports.

If you have a Sky subscription that doesn't include Sports, you'll need to pay £22/month to add those channels.

Sky Glass is another option. This gives you Sky TV within a 4K TV that has a built-in Dolby Atmos soundbar, and without the need for a dish. Prices start at £14/month for the TV, plus a Sky sub on top of that.

If you don't want to shell out for a full Sky subscription, you could also consider its Now Sports streaming service. This gives you 24-hour access for £14.99 or month-long access for £34.99.

All sounds great, right? But if you're not in the UK, you can still watch South Africa vs New Zealand by using one of the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.

Watch South Africa vs New Zealand live streams in Australia

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Aussies who want to watch every TRC 2024 fixture will find free-to-air coverage of all Wallabies home Tests and matches against New Zealand.

Aussies who want to watch every TRC 2024 fixture – including South Africa vs New Zealand – will need a Stan Sport plan ($15 per month, on top of a regular Stan subscription).

Abroad? You'll need to use a VPN to access your usual streaming service when traveling outside of Australia.

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