Springboks vs all blacks
All Blacks stun Boks for 35-23 victory in Ellis Park
In total, the visitors ran in four tries to 2, a statistic that will worry the Springbok coaching team who put a lot of emphasis on their defensive structures,...
The Springboks convincingly beat the All Blacks 26-10 in Mbombela last Saturday, and back-to-back wins against New Zealand would see the Boks climb back to second place on World Rugby’s test rankings.
The last time the teams met in a World Cup, the All Blacks ran out 20-18 winners on their way to lifting the Web Ellis trophy for a record 3rd time.
Last month South Africa, who have taken some heavy beatings from the Kiwis in recent years, upset the odds to win 36-34 at Wellington to breath some intrigue back into their rivalry.
The Springboks revived their Rugby Championship campaign with a rare 36-34 win over the All Blacks earlier this month.
South Africa beat New Zealand 36-34 in a 10-try thriller at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington for their first win at the ground since 1998.
The world champions start as heavy favourites with the once ferocious battles between New Zealand and South Africa becoming a fading memory.
Damian de Allende should not have been sent off during the Rugby Championship loss to New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday.
A physical test match between the All Blacks and the Springboks at Newlands, ending with a one point difference.
They hammered South Africa 57-0 in Auckland last month but skipper Kiernana Read insisted a tough return game was expected - a narrative the All Blacks have kept up all week.
Steve Hansen named the team to face South Africa in their final Rugby Championship clash in Cape Town on Saturday.
Skipper Eben Etzebeth sees Saturday’s Rugby Championship test at North Harbour Stadium as just 46 blokes going hammer and tongs on a patch of grass.
Ruan Dreyer has replaced fellow tighthead prop Coenie Oosthuizen, who broke his arm in last week’s 23-23 draw with the Wallabies in Perth.
Tickets went on sale at noon and the 22,000 that were available were rapidly snapped up, with some going for as much as R950.
The two top-ranked teams avoided each other in 2016 and will not meet again until at least 2018.
Joel Stransky says SA Rugby needs radical reform if the current slump is to be reversed.
The SA captain bemoaned his team’s poor execution that has seen them already lose three times.
Allister Coetzee has made two changes to his starting 15 for the Springboks' clash with the All Blacks.
Matt Proudfoot is the newest addition to Allister Coetzee's staff, signing a four-year contract yesterday.