South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has urged the Springboks to draw on the history of Soweto as they face New Zealand at Johannesburg's FNB Stadium, seeking to move ahead in their four-Test series against the All Blacks. Kolisi, South Africa's first black captain, linked the match to the 1976 Soweto Uprising, a student-led protest against apartheid that became a defining moment in the struggle against racial segregation, saying the team owes its best effort to those who fought for freedoms they themselves never experienced.

The series is level after South Africa won last weekend's second Test, with New Zealand chasing a win at the 94,736-capacity venue that would put them 2-1 up ahead of the decisive fourth Test in Baltimore on 12 September. The All Blacks have won both their previous visits to FNB Stadium, and a repeat 2-1 scoreline would echo their 1996 "Incomparables" triumph in South Africa. The men's fixture forms a double-header with a women's Test between the Springboks and Black Ferns, while All Black flanker Wallace Sititi and his sister Amarante both feature among the replacements for their respective sides.