In what was successfully probably the most highly-anticipated rugby worldwide of the yr, the Springboks and All Blacks went face to face of their third match of the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Ultimately, a 31-27 victory for the Springboks left them well-placed to assert the Rugby Championship title, whereas consolidating their No 1 world rating.
You’ll be able to look again on the Springboks v All Blacks reside scoring at Ellis Park under:
Springboks (up to date) – 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Elrigh Louw, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Handre Pollard.
New Zealand: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Ethan Blackadder, 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 4 Scott Barrett (captain), 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Tamaiti Williams.
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Sam Darry, 20 Samipeni Finau, 21 Cortez Ratima, 22 Anton Lienert-Brown, 23 Mark Tele’a.
Date: Saturday, August 31
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT; 03.00 NZST Sunday, September 1)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Eire)
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley (England) and Jordan Method (Australia)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Eire)
Stats and info:
Springbok file in opposition to New Zealand:
Performed: 106, Received: 40. Misplaced: 62, Drawn: 4. Factors for: 1 741; Factors in opposition to: 2 196; Tries scored: 168; Tries conceded: 240. Win %: 37.7%
Right here is the place the Springboks sit on the Rugby Championship log“
In the meantime, the Springboks are well-placed within the World Rugby rankings.
TOP 20 IN THE LATEST WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS
| Rank | Nation | Factors |
| 1 | South Africa | 93.11 |
| 2 | Eire | 92.12 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 88.71 |
| 4 | France | 86.96 |
| 5 | England | 85.40 |
| 6 | Argentina | 83.30 |
| 7 | Scotland | 82.82 |
| 8 | Italy | 79.98 |
| 9 | Australia | 78.96 |
| 10 | Fiji | 77.44 |
| 11 | Wales | 76.04 |
| 12 | Georgia | 74.10 |
| 13 | Samoa | 73.65 |
| 14 | Japan | 71.63 |
| 15 | Portugal | 70.61 |
| 16 | Tonga | 68.66 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 67.39 |
| 18 | Spain | 66.29 |
| 19 | USA | 66.01 |
| 20 | Romania | 62.62 |