Test picks: Boks by double digits!
The SARugbymag.co.za team have unanimously backed the Springboks to beat the All Blacks and clinch the Freedom Cup on Saturday by an average margin of more than 10 points.
The SARugbymag.co.za team have unanimously backed the Springboks to beat the All Blacks and clinch the Freedom Cup on Saturday by an average margin of more than 10 points.
The unheralded Frans Malherbe’s panda-like appearance belies one of the world’s great scrum anchors and a Springbok with an unbelievable work rate on defence.
Ellis Park is an intimidating venue for touring teams and the Money Man, Mark Keohane, and Zelím Nel can’t see New Zealand pull off a jailbreak on Saturday.
The Springboks were highly successful with their kicking game and smothered the All Blacks on defence in Nelspruit, according to Opta stats.
The return of influential Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen could be the knockout blow for embattled All Blacks head coach Ian Foster when the arch-rivals clash on Saturday.
Kieran Read and Bryan Habana have looked back on one of the best Test matches of their careers when the Springboks and All Blacks played in a 65-point thriller in Johannesburg.
Loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff says the Springbok pack is fired up to completely dominate the All Blacks when the heavyweights trade blows at Ellis Park on Saturday.
The Springboks will be hungry to go for the rare opportunity to land a knockout blow against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday, according to former assistant coach Gary Gold.
While the All Blacks have played the victims of the Springboks’ aerial assault in the buildup to the second Test between the sides at Ellis Park, a recent study has shown New Zealand’s own disciplinary record to be far worse than their opponents’.
Squidge Rugby looks at how the Springboks produced a dominant performance to thrash the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship opener at Mbombela Stadium.