All Blacks vs South Africa

2022 - 8 - 6

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Live: All Blacks v South Africa (New Zealand Herald)

All Blacks Beauden Barrett and Aaron Smith weighed in ahead of their trip to South Africa. Video / Carson Bluck. NZ Herald. Live updates of the Rugby ...

Nothing on the level of New Zealand's reaction to their team, though. The Springboks are favourites to win both tests, but more by New Zealand's dip in form than their own impressiveness. And yet South Africa may offer some refuge for the under-fire All Blacks, who have escaped the criticism back home for the last week as they prepare for the first Springboks match on Saturday at Mbombela Stadium, a remote and rarely used test rugby venue in South Africa's northern wilderness. "New Zealand have always tested us to the limit," South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber says. The three other games were also away in South Africa, and New Zealand lost all three. Coach Ian Foster's job is hanging by a thread and his two most senior assistant coaches have already been cut loose, both fired following the historic series loss at home to Ireland last month.

South Africa v New Zealand live: Score and latest updates from the ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

South Africa give up their first penalty. Well played Ardie Savea who wins the penalty within five metres of the NZ line! Can the All Blacks begin to turn the ...

It always matters when South Africa meet New Zealand but this Saturday the two face each other in a clash which could have massive ramifications. However, if they can get a win on the road in South Africa then that pressure will ease and it could reinvigorate the team as they compete in the Rugby Championship and look forward into next year. New Zealand have rarely ventured over the halfway. Then they struggle to do with South Africa's power after the hosts call for a scrum. Lood de Jager then gets pinged and New Zealand can relieve the pressure. Another penalty for New Zealand after a brilliant scrum forces Nyakane to his knee. A seven-point lead does not flatter South Africa at all and that breakdown steal from Ardie Savea, which came off the back of some really unimaginative phase-play from South Africa, could prove a big moment in the final shake-up... It eventually gets turned over and cleared up field but the pressure doesn't stop and South Africa are back in that same position moments later. South Africa boot it long downfield and into touch. New Zealand have the ball around 10 metres out and Jordan makes a break, it looks like he's off but a little ankle tap brings him down. Yes. South Africa clear the ball and New Zealand attempt a quick lineout, only to throw it in at an angle. More ill-discipline from New Zealand who close the gap at the lineout.

LIVE: Ruthless Springboks bossing All Blacks (Wide World of Sports)

Weird scenes as referee Angus Gardner shows Arendse the card as medical teams tend to both men. A real shame as Arendse had a brilliant match until that.

The All Blacks must play a second Test in South Africa next week at Ellis Park in Johannesburg and coach Ian Foster's job is hanging by a thread. The Boks led 19-3 and were grinding their way to a big victory when the All Blacks finally broke clear of the home defence in the dying minutes with a bust by winger Caleb Clarke. South Africa beat New Zealand 26-10 in the Rugby Championship opener to pile the pressure on the All Blacks and send them to a fifth loss in six games.

All Blacks player ratings: Will Jordan's struggles sum up another ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Hosts score two tries to one to win their opening Rugby Championship test. Paul Cully is a Stuff sports reporter. OPINION: The All Blacks have started the Rugby ...

A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. Akira Ioane. Threw a poor forward pass when the All Blacks looked threatening on the counterattack in the first half. The All Blacks scrum still needs a lot of work. Quinn Tupaea. On for the last quarter. Scott Barrett. Stood up physically as the All Blacks defended with enormous heart. Also showed the back three how to do it by defusing a Springboks bomb. Angus Ta’avao. Conceded three first-half scrum penalties, although fought back to win one of his own at the end of the first 40 minutes. Looked a touch off the pace. David Havili. Hands let him down twice when the All Blacks were in good positions. Will Jordan. Badly beaten in the aerial battle by Makazole Mapimpi. Didn’t touch the ball in attack in first half and started second spell with a kicking error. Some elusive running and good use of the boot but accuracy in key moments let him down. Caleb Clarke. Springboks No 9 Faf de Klerk was knocked out cold in the first minute trying to tackle the Blues winger, who looked dangerous whenever he touched the ball.

Dominant South Africa compound New Zealand's misery as All ... (WalesOnline)

The world champions inflicted even more misery on New Zealand rugby as they dismantled the All Blacks.

However, a last-gasp try from replacement Willie le Roux restored the Springboks' deserved margin on the scoreboard and served to only pile more pressure on Foster. There was a late flashpoint in the final few minutes, with try-scorer Arendse shown a red card for taking out Beauden Barrett in the air. More points from the boot of Pollard, including a snap drop goal, extended South Africa's lead in the second half.

All Blacks v South Africa: Ill-disciplined New Zealand slump to third ... (Newshub)

Ill-discipline and errors proved costly, as New Zealand succumbed in their Rugby Championship opener.

Springboks win 26-10 to pile pressure on All Blacks (Associated Press)

MBOMBELA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa ground down an out-of-form New Zealand to win 26-10 in the Rugby Championship opener on Saturday and pile the ...

We’ll fight to the last minute every time.” “To come out on the wrong side on the scoreboard really hurts but a lot of credit must go to South Africa, they’re a very good side. “I can’t ask any more of the team in terms of the belief and the effort they’re putting out there. The consolation barely lasted a minute as Frizell dropped a pass from Cane as the All Blacks tried to attack from in front of their tryline, allowing le Roux to kick ahead, flop on the ball over the line and seal the win. The Springboks scored two tries at Mbombela Stadium, one at the start by wing Kurt-Lee Arendse and one right at the end by replacement back Willie le Roux as the All Blacks launched a desperate late attack from their own 22 in an attempt to salvage some pride. MBOMBELA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa ground down an out-of-form New Zealand to win 26-10 in the Rugby Championship opener on Saturday and pile the pressure on the All Blacks with their fifth loss in six games.

LIVE | Rugby Championship: Springboks v All Blacks (News24)

LIVE scoring and interactive commentary on the Rugby Championship Test between South Africa and New Zealand at Mbombela Stadium.

All Blacks slump to 26-10 defeat against Springboks in Mbombela (Stuff.co.nz)

Hosts score two tries to one to win their opening Rugby Championship test. At Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela: Springboks 26 (Kurt-Lee Arendse 8min, Willie le Roux ...

He led a Springboks pack that dismantled the All Blacks at the breakdown. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. It encouraged the locals to really open their voice boxes, as they cheered their team to victory. A great team like the Springboks is hard enough to beat at the best of times. The All Blacks' desire couldn't be faulted. Not even the loss of halfback Faf de Klerk in the first minute, after he was unconscious following a whack in the head by Caleb Clarke's knee, could alter the outcome.

'Commanding performance': Under-siege All Blacks say they've ... (Fox Sports)

Under-fire New Zealand rugby coach Ian Foster said he believed his All Blacks team took “a step up” despite losing 26-10 to South Africa in the Rugby ...

“We had to get back into the game but all the Springboks did was carry hard and clean hard and earn a couple of penalties. This is a Springbok team that knows what they do well and they stick to it.” “As the game unfolded, a few opportunities opened up.

Springbok triumph adds to woes of embattled All Blacks (Rugby.com.au)

South Africa beat New Zealand 26-10 on Saturday in the Rugby Championship opener in Mbombela, adding to the woes of the embattled All Blacks.

We did well to absorb that but it took a lot out of us. We did all the things we wanted to do. We made the tackles, we know how dangerous they can be. They threw a heck of a lot at us. Under-fire Cane said: "A lot of credit has to go to the Springboks, especially the way they played in the first half. South Africa beat New Zealand 26-10 on Saturday in the Rugby Championship opener in Mbombela, adding to the woes of the embattled All Blacks.

Player ratings: The best and worst from All Blacks v South Africa (New Zealand Herald)

How the players rated in the All Blacks' 26-10 loss to South Africa this morning. All Blacks. 1. George Bower: With honours even in the tally of mystery ...

But his effort to win a three-point ruck penalty in the 69th minute, snaffling the ball singlehandedly against three All Blacks (one of whom was the open-side flanker), pretty much summed up the day. Had the advantage of playing behind the better of the two packs, and made the most of it. 2. Malcolm Marx: The best of the Boks. Playing in his 50th test, the Japan-based man was every inch the modern hooker, carrying, bustling and jackaling the visitors out of the game in a display of brutal efficiency. 15. Jordie Barrett: Needed to do a better job of commanding the Bok high balls. The one bright light was a link up with Savea reminiscent of that which brought a try against Ireland. Expect that channel to be blocked next week. In a game of little space, the big winger had to work hard to get involved, bringing grunt to collisions. He was also beaten in the air by teeny-tiny Arendse for the opening try. Summed up by the blind pass in the 38th minute which went to ground, letting the Boks sneak out from a rare moment of rising pressure. Notable that the Hurricanes skipper had a lot to say to the referee late in the match. Out-played by the Bok loosies, his lowest point was probably taking out his own fullback under a highball at the start of the second half. 3. Angus Ta'avao: The Boks hammered his side of the scrum hard and the whistle follows him, but he got a couple of decisions in his favour, too. But like the rest of us, he could only look on as his opposite number delivered a masterclass in how modern hookers can dominate a match.

South Africa power past New Zealand to pile pressure on head ... (The Guardian)

Tries from Kurt-Lee Arendse and Willie le Roux settled the Rugby Championship opener as the All Blacks' bad run continued.

New Zealand are in the midst of their worst run in 24 years after last month’s historic home series loss to Ireland. Replacement Willie le Roux crossed over as the All Blacks launched a desperate late attack deep in their own 22 in an attempt to salvage some pride. The Springboks were in control throughout and had a big territorial advantage to work with, although they finished with 14 men.

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