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World Sevens Series

HSBC SVNS Cape Town (Blitzboks)

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Sat 5 – Sun 6 Dec 2026
DHL Stadium, Green Point, Cape Town Check
checked 18 Oct 2026

Tickets: Per day: Category D R180 (unreserved, second tier), C R280, B R380, A R500 (lower tier around halfway). Sales opened on 2 October 2026. SA Rugby says buy only on its Ticketmaster site, not resellers.
Official SA Rugby tickets
Getting there: For the 2025 edition, ticket holders rode free MyCiTi shuttles from the Civic Centre and Thibault Square to Stadium station (first bus 08:30; last bus back 21:30 Saturday, 19:30 Sunday). The Civic Centre opened 475 free bays for ticket holders from 07:30, and e-hailing had a drop-off on Green Point Main Road. The 2026 arrangements haven't been announced yet. (Daily Maverick, Dec 2025)
What it costs: Cheapest seats for both days: R360 per person (2 × R180), or R1,440 for 4 people. Kids' prices weren't listed in what we checked, so that counts everyone at the adult price. Food and drinks aren't included.

Sources: SA Rugby ticket information · Time Out Cape Town, 2 Oct 2026 (prices). Checked 18 Oct 2026.

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Investec Champions Cup, pool round 2

Lions v Toulouse

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Sat 12 Dec 2026, 15:00 SAST
Ellis Park, Johannesburg Check
checked 18 Oct 2026

Tickets: We couldn't find a price on an official Lions or Ellis Park channel yet. Buy only through the Lions; host unions sell their own Champions Cup tickets.
Lions (official)
Getting there: Official match-day transport and parking details aren't out yet. Check the Lions site closer to the game.
What it costs: Not enough official pricing yet to estimate a match day.

Sources: SA Rugby Mag: Champions Cup fixtures confirmed · RugbyPass match page (15:00 SAST kick-off, not an official source) · SA Rugby: host provinces sell their own tickets. Checked 18 Oct 2026.

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United Rugby Championship, round 9

Stormers v Bulls (URC derby)

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Sun 3 Jan 2027, 15:00 SAST
DHL Stadium, Cape Town Check
checked 18 Oct 2026

Tickets: Stormers tickets are sold on stormers.co.za and in the Stormers App, and only app or phone-wallet tickets are scanned at the gates. A general price for this match wasn't published when we checked.
How to buy Stormers tickets
Getting there: No official transport plan published for this match yet. Check stormers.co.za before you go.
What it costs: Not enough official pricing yet to estimate a match day.

Note: Same day as day 1 of the New Year's Test at Newlands, so Cape Town will be busy.

Sources: Bulls: URC 2026/27 fixtures (date and kick-off) · Stormers: how to buy tickets. Checked 18 Oct 2026.

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United Rugby Championship, round 8 (rescheduled)

Bulls v Stormers (URC derby)

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Sun 21 Feb 2027, 14:00 SAST
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Check
checked 18 Oct 2026

Tickets: An earlier check of the Bulls fixtures page showed tickets from R50, but we couldn't re-confirm that on 18 October. Buy through the Bulls only.
Bulls (official)
Getting there: The Bulls say parking around Loftus is limited and Kirkness Street is closed off, with an e-hailing drop-off and pick-up zone on Lynnwood Road south of the stadium. Gautrain's Hatfield station is about 1.6 km away (a third-party guide's figure). (Bulls: parking and transport)
What it costs: Ticket price not confirmed yet, so no estimate.

Note: Same day as the SA20 Final at Newlands. One older listing said Sat 20 Feb; the Bulls' own fixture list says Sun 21 Feb at 14:00.

Sources: Bulls: URC 2026/27 fixtures · Sports Venue Guides: Loftus (Gautrain distance, not official). Checked 18 Oct 2026.

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Springboks

Springbok home Tests in 2027

Not announced yet. SA Rugby hasn't published dates or venues for any 2027 home Test as of 18 October 2026. Media reports expect only a few home Tests before the World Cup in Australia, possibly against Argentina and Australia in the Rugby Championship, but none of that is official. We'll add them once SA Rugby confirms.

The Boks' 2027 World Cup pool games are in Australia: Italy (Adelaide, 3 Oct), Georgia (Brisbane, 10 Oct) and Romania (Perth, 17 Oct) (SA Rugby). Test tickets are sold only on springboks.tmtickets.co.za.

Flying in? For Cape Town matches, see the flight and hotel costs on our SA20 Final guide, which uses the same Joburg–Cape Town route.