The SABC has reached an agreement with SuperSport to televise the hugely anticipated Rugby Championship Test match between the Springboks and the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday.
In a statement, the SABC and SuperSport said they had reached the one-off partnership in celebration of 30 years of democracy.
“Having had discussions with Saru and [sports] minister Gayton McKenzie, we decided to join hands in celebration of 30 years of democracy. It is fitting that we have partnered with the SABC on this one particular occasion to bring this match to television viewers.
“This special match between the two great rugby-playing nations sits at the centre of the birth of democracy in our country, coupled to the fact that it is exactly 30 years ago that the Springboks and the All Blacks clashed for the first time in the post-election era, hence the broadcasting of this particular match by both SuperSport and the SABC in this one-off celebration,” said SuperSport CEO Rendani Ramovha.
SABC group CEO Nomsa Chabeli said: “We are delighted that we have worked tirelessly to ensure that the larger part of the South African population experience the rugby euphoria this weekend.