The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday confirmed that the Springboks will get their season underway against a World XV in Cape Town on 11 July, a week after the Super Rugby final.
The match was initially scheduled for late August.
The Springboks also got their 2014 season under way with a clash against the World XV at Newlands, with the South Africans running out 47 / 13 victors on that occasion.
Springbok fixtures in 2015:
- Saturday 11 July: South Africa vs World XV – Newlands, Cape Town (Friendly)
- Saturday 18 July: Australia vs South Africa – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Rugby Championship)
- Saturday 25 July: South Africa vs New Zealand – Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg (Rugby Championship)
- Saturday 8 August: South Africa vs Argentina – Kings Park, Durban (Rugby Championship)
- Saturday 15 August: Argentina vs South Africa – Venue TBC (Test)
- Saturday 19 September: South Africa vs Japan – Brighton (Rugby World Cup)
- Saturday 26 September: South Africa vs Samoa – Birmingham (Rugby World Cup)
- Saturday 3 October: South Africa vs Scotland – Newcastle (Rugby World Cup)
- Saturday 7 October: South Africa vs USA – London (Rugby World Cup)
- 13 – 31 October: World Cup Play-off Rounds & Final (Rugby World Cup)