The Springboks have added a midweek match against the Leicester Tigers to their end-of-year tour schedule.
They will take on the Guinness Premiership champions at Welford Road on Thursday November 5, preceding Test matches against France (November 14), Italy (November 21) and Ireland (November 28).
"The match will be an ideal preparation for three very tricky Test matches and give the Springboks the chance to have a taste of northern hemisphere conditions once again," said Andy Marinos, acting manager director of SA Rugby. "It will also give us an opportunity to test out new combinations as we look towards the 2011 World Cup.
"Leicester are a powerhouse of European club rugby and can field a host of England and overseas internationals and we'll have our work cut out against them - we couldn't have asked for a more challenging warm-up for the Test matches."
The Springboks will arrive in England the day before the match, having begun their preparations in Johannesburg. Following the match they will depart for France to prepare for the Test in Toulouse.
Marinos said he was in discussions to add a second mid-week match to the tour schedule, although details had yet to be finalised.
The Springbok match will mark the opening of a new stand at Welford Road to take the ground's capacity to 24, 000, making it the 'biggest and best purpose-built club rugby stadium in Europe', according to Leicester chief PeterTom.
The Tigers also launched a new-look home kit for the coming season and unveiled new signings Geoff Parling and Anthony Allen. The team will defend their Guinness Premiership title in a kit showing a return to red, white and green hooped shirts and green shorts.