Pick the Springbok XV for the first All Blacks Test at Ellis Park

The Springbok lineup for the first Test against the All Blacks at Ellis Park is open for selection. Rugby supporters are being asked to choose the 15 South African players they believe should start the match.

The exercise centres on the team that should represent the Springboks at the Johannesburg venue. It is not an announcement of the confirmed selection, and no official starting XV is provided in the available information. The decision remains a choice for those taking part.

Each selection must cover the full starting side. The central question is which Springboks should be given places when South Africa meets New Zealand in the opening Test. The prompt allows supporters to make their own choices rather than simply receive a lineup decided by the team’s selectors.

The All Blacks are the opposition named for the fixture, while Ellis Park is the ground identified for the first Test. No match result, score, player statistics or table position is supplied, so there is no result to interpret and no form comparison to add.

The selection also does not include a confirmed date or a wider series outcome. Its scope is limited to the preferred Springbok XV for the meeting with New Zealand. That keeps the focus on the players supporters would send out from the start at Ellis Park.

The final choice will therefore reflect the team selected by participants, rather than an official announcement. The invitation is specifically to pick the Springbok starting XV for the first Test against the All Blacks, with the venue and opposition already identified.