If the All Blacks are to do the double over the Springboks, they will need to produce a vastly improved effort on the Gold Coast this weekend.
Matches haven't been played in the Guinness PRO14 since March 1 but it roars back into action with six games this weekend... here are all the chosen XVs.
Budgets, players to watch, arrivals and departures - and an overview of each club at the start of the new season. Welcome to the Rugby Pass club-by-club Top 14 season preview
Which French clubs have been busy recruiting players ahead of the new Top 14 season? James Harrington checks out the key deals club by club