team, popularly known as the Springboks, played their first match at the stadium against Scotland on 15 June 2013. This match was the second half of a doubleheader, with the curtain-raiser being a matchup between Samoa and Italy. The two composed the second round of a one-off four-team tournament that served partly as a warm-up for the Boks' 2013 Rugby Championship campaign. South Africa hosted at the stadium on 21 June 2014 in the second test of Wales' 2014 South African tour. The Springboks won the match 31–30. The Boks played Argentina at the stadium on 20 August 2016. The Springboks won 30-23. The first time the All Blacks would play against the Boks at Mbombela Stadium was scheduled for 26 September 2020 but the game was cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic. The rescheduled match was held on 6 August 2022, with South African winning 26-10. Football (soccer) The stadium was again used by South Africa when they beat Niger 2–0 on 4 September 2010, in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. On 14 November 2010, the stadium hosted its first Premier Soccer League match. Wits moved their match against Mamelodi Sundowns to the stadium. See also FIFA FIFA Men's World Rankings FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Rankings List of stadiums in South Africa South Africa national football team References External links 360 View Official Mbombela Local Municipality web site Photos of Stadiums in South Africa at cafe.daum.net/stade Stadium image library Soccer venues in South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums Mbombela Multi-purpose stadiums in South Africa Sports venues in Mpumalanga