A powerful reminder from Ellis Park that territory and physical dominance mean little without clinical execution.
The All Blacks beat the Springboks 33-16, scoring five tries to one and exposing South Africa’s struggles in converting sustained pressure into points. The series now moves to Cape Town, with the Boks needing greater attacking precision and composure in the opposition 22.
Saturday’s opening Castle Double Malt Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test at 10bet Ellis Park promises to throw the Springboks and All Blacks straight into the furnace, with four encounters between the old foes set to turn
Sport has a habit of turning familiar faces into fierce competitors. Damian and Luhann Groenewald now face a unique challenge at the Growthpoint SA Senior Nationals: beating someone who knows their game almost as well as they do. The reward is a place in the national final.
Rassie Erasmus has explained the decision to leave Siya Kolisi out of the Springbok team for Saturday’s All Blacks clash. Paul de Villiers gets his first Test against New Zealand, while Damian de Allende prepares to join the elite 100-Test club. Four Tests. One rivalry. Plenty of selection intrigue.
Mamelodi Sundowns claimed a valuable 2-0 victory over Marumo Gallants in their Betway Premiership clash at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday night.Maru
I was nine years old in 1976 when New Zealand toured South Africa for a four-Test series during the darkest days of apartheid. I was too young to comprehend the political earthquake surrounding that tour, yet old enough to understand that something enormous was happening whenever the Springboks faced the All Blacks.
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