All Blacks vs Springboks

Siya Kolisi says the Springboks were off the pace and failed to impose themselves soon enough at Ellis Park on Saturday, allowing the victorious All Blacks to ...

All Blacks coach Ian Foster isn't sure on his immediate future in the job following his side's superb victory over the Springboks at Ellis Park this morning ...

"We were a lot better at the breakdown tonight and contested the box kicks a lot better. It's never been a question of how much we care or how much we want it but we needed to get a few parts of our game right. "It's a credit to Foz, he's been copping it in the media… He's a smart coach and we love playing for him and that performance showed tonight." A lot of positives things…more to come," he said. When you start believing in yourself you get a bit more patient and then you just execute and that's what it looked like tonight."

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The last month has been pretty challenging. I'm hugely proud of our effort tonight." "Adversity challenges your character and we've got plenty of it. One of the toughest places to play in the world. "So proud of the effort, we hung in strong." "The last few weeks have been really difficult but we got it done at one of the hardest places to play rugby in," man of the match Rieko Ioane said.

New Zealand picked up their first win in this year's Rugby Championship after they overcame South Africa 35-23 in a morale-boosting victory at Ellis Park.

Following the interval, South Africa looked to build on that score and a Pollard penalty goal made it a two-point ball game after 45 minutes. New Zealand, to their credit, were much better in the forward exchanges and their improvements from last weekend were rewarded on 23 minutes as a run downfield that involved Will Jordan and Rieko Ioane ended with Lood de Jager straying offside. Despite their early dominance, however, the All Blacks could not turn pressure into points and that was with Damian Willemse off the field after he was yellow carded for killing the ball at a ruck.

New Zealand ended a three-match losing streak with a 35-23 Rugby Championship second-round win over South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Opting to kick for goal from the halfway line, his kick just made it and as the teams trooped off the field a 15-point New Zealand advantage had been cut to 15-10. Taukei’aho then used his strength to power over from close range and this time Mo’unga split the posts with his kick for a 15-point lead five minutes before half-time. His successful kick triggered a period of away dominance in which captain and flanker Sam Cane and hooker Samson Taukei’aho scored tries, the second of which Mo’unga converted.

The All Blacks have shaken off their recent run of poor form and scored a 25-13 victory over the Springboks at Ellis Park. Who were the best performers on ...

On in 56th minute. Off in 60th minute. On for his debut in 55th minute. Couldn’t quite escape the grasp of Eben Etzebeth but was able to draw and pass from the next set of phases to create a try for captain Cane. Off in 69th minute. Couldn’t take hold of the first high ball of the game but was safe as houses for the remainder of the match. Contributed 15 points off the tee and his accurate goal-kicking (seven from eight attempts) was crucial to maintaining pressure. Found himself on the end of a nice attacking move from the All Blacks to touch down on the right-hand side for his team’s first try. Secure in the lineout and grabbed one steal. Off in 52nd minute. Was a big player in the maul defence and crashed into the breakdown with regularity. Won the first scrum penalty of the game and made some great hits on defence. Incurred one scrum penalty late in the first half, which Handre Pollard converted into three points, but otherwise held his own in what was easily the biggest match of his career to date.