Welshman Nigel Owens will referee the Springboks’ match against the All Blacks in Wellington on 15 September.

Australia’s Angus Gardner is in charge of the return fixture between the arch-rivals in Pretoria on 6 October as well as for the Boks’ match against Argentina in Mendoza on 25 August.

South Africa’s other Rugby Championship matches will be refereed by Ben O’Keeffe from New Zealand (against Argentina in Durban on 18 August), fellow Kiwi Glen Jackson (against the Wallabies in Brisbane on 8 September), and Jérôme Garcès of France (against the Wallabies in Port Elizabeth on 29 September).

South African Jaco Peyper will referee the opening match of the competition between the Wallabies and All Blacks in Sydney, as well as the encounter between Argentina and Australia in Salta.