12 hours ago The Rugby Championship It's time to stop hating on Damian McKenzie, the best 10 in the Championship
McKenzie is a risk-taker, a gambler, and not your cookie cutter game manager in the mould of Harry Plummer. He's also a phenomenal…
It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
South Africa decided to go for goal with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu taking the penalty goal but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has kicked a conversion.
Grant Williams scores the try from close range.
New Zealand make a substitution with Sam Darry coming on.
New Zealand make a substitution with Tupou Vaa'i coming off.
New Zealand make a substitution with Samipeni Finau coming on.
New Zealand make a substitution with Ethan Blackadder coming off.
The South Africa supporters go wild as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu successfully kicks the conversion.
Kwagga Smith scores the try from close range.
Ofa Tu'ungafasi (New Zealand) is shown a yellow card
New Zealand make a substitution with Asafo Aumua coming on.
New Zealand make a substitution with Codie Taylor coming off.
New Zealand make a substitution with Mark Tele'a coming on.
New Zealand make a substitution with Will Jordan coming off.
New Zealand make a substitution with Cortez Ratima coming on.
New Zealand make a substitution with TJ Perenara coming off.
The defensive line has been broken as Aphelele Fassi goes through the gap.
New Zealand sub Anton Lienert-Brown comes onto the field.
Caleb Clarke departs for New Zealand.
The defensive line has been broken as Will Jordan goes through the gap.
South Africa sub Ruan Nortje comes onto the field.
Siya Kolisi departs for South Africa.
The defensive line has been broken as Aphelele Fassi goes through the gap.
Fletcher Newell comes on for New Zealand.
Tyrel Lomax leaves the field.
Ofa Tu'ungafasi comes on for New Zealand.
Tamaiti Williams leaves the field.
What a run here by Jesse Kriel as they get over the gainline!
Damian McKenzie has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
A penetrating move by New Zealand results in a try for Caleb Clarke.
Beauden Barrett sets up the try.
What a run here by Beauden Barrett as they get over the gainline!
Kwagga Smith comes on.
Ruan Nortje comes off.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Handre Pollard getting some game time.
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Kurt-Lee Arendse being replaced.
Damian McKenzie makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
South Africa make a substitution with Grant Williams coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Cobus Reinach coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Vincent Koch coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Frans Malherbe coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Elrigh Louw coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Jasper Wiese coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Malcolm Marx coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Bongi Mbonambi coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Gerhard Steenekamp coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Ox Nche coming off.
Damian McKenzie adds the two points for New Zealand.
An interception for New Zealand allows Jordie Barrett to race clear for the try.
Fabulous play by New Zealand has led to Jordie Barrett being able to wriggle through a gap.
The second half kicks off.
The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
South Africa decided to go for goal with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu taking the drop goal but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
South Africa sub Ruan Nortje comes onto the field.
Ben-Jason Dixon departs for South Africa.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has kicked a penalty goal.
The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Damian McKenzie will have to re-adjust the radar.
Silky skills by New Zealand ends with a try for Caleb Clarke.
Will Jordan sets up the try.
Trouble here as Beauden Barrett breaches the defence.
The touch judges raise their flags as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicks the penalty goal.
Eben Etzebeth comes on.
Ruan Nortje comes off.
This is dangerous for the defence as Rieko Ioane bursts through to advance the New Zealand attack.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has ran out of time to kick the Conversion!!
Bongi Mbonambi scores the try from close range.
Damian McKenzie has kicked a conversion.
The New Zealand pack has powered over for Codie Taylor to score the try.
Aphelele Fassi (South Africa) is shown a yellow card
The defensive line has been broken as Ardie Savea goes through the gap.
The defensive line has been broken as Beauden Barrett goes through the gap.
We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.
McKenzie is a risk-taker, a gambler, and not your cookie cutter game manager in the mould of Harry Plummer. He's also a phenomenal…
South Africa and Argentina made impressive strides as the Rugby Championship power balance shifts.
Despite the festive atmosphere of Sam Cane's farewell tour and a more complete showing in the final Bledisloe, the first Rugby Cha…
South Africa will have to wait until November before they get a chance to reclaim their place at the top of the men's rankings.
A great and bad game at the same time. Too many mistakes by both sides, and awful refereeing on both sides. Boks 1st try should not have stood. Was short and dropped. The yellow for Fassi was not a yellow. The AB's hands in the rucks that they got away with. 2 high tackles from the AB's that was missed. DDA with an easy give away try to Barret. I could carry on and on and it won't change a thing. Then there was individual brilliant game play aka the Barret intercept, Fassi and SFM breaks and great breakdowns by the Boks, and some of those hits was Massive. PSDT...wow. What is there that wasn't said? The SA lineouts was a mess, and strangely enough, it was only stable when the Rookie Ruan Nortje was on. Didn't miss even one. Players on both sides played their hearts out. No matter the result, it was one hell of a game, as it always is between these two monster mountain sides. There was power, there was speed, there was x factor, there was running galore and individual brilliance on both sides. What an amazing game. The scoreline I won't remember because the clash itself far outstrips the result. Congrats to both teams to one of the best games ever.
Last 15 everything just started going the boks way. What a game.
New Zealand, well played boys. What a way to pitch up.
Wow. 61m
One. Five.
Will Jordan is never going to play Fullback for NZ at this rate.
A cracker for the history books.
My prediction for Bok 23 (based on form this RC and availability):
1. Ox
2. Marx
3. Koch
4. Eben
5. Nortje
6. Siya (c)
7. PSDT
8. Louw
9. Williams*
10. Pollard
11. KLA
12. DDA
13. Am
14. Kolbe
15. WLR
16. Mbonambi
17. Malherbe
18. du Toit
19. RG Snyman
20. van Staden (Wiese possibly)
21. Kwagga
22. Reinach
23. SFM
The front row might be the wrong way round - but I’d start with the traditional bomb squad members to keep the ABs out of it in the first half. Rucks are going to be fast and furious.
Wiese might come off the bench - coming back from his ban. He needs to get game time. I’m not sure the first test against the ABs is the right time - but Rassie tends to go with experience for the big ones, so Dixon might miss out.
Williams will likely come off the bench for Reinach - but I think he’s been SA’s best scrum half. Again Reinach will probably start ahead given his experience.
wow i can't believe u got every player correct