Rassie & Co will be smarting from their outing at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.
Next level: RG Snyman is back at Test level. Picture: Gallo Images/Getty Images/Fiona Goodall
As it was, the second- and third-choice players fired to score six tries in an emphatic 43-12 victory against the Wallabies. While it’s worth noting how poor Australia have been — they lost nine out of 14 Tests in 2022 — the Boks must be commended for their approach and execution in that fixture.Lock Jean Kleyn impressed on his debut for South Africa, while flyhalf Manie Libbok controlled the game superbly. Hat-trick hero Kurt-Lee Arendse was ruthless with ball in hand.
Bomb squad: Pieter Steph du Toit made an immediate impact off the bench. Picture: Gallo Images/Getty Images/Fiona Goodallalso marks a missed opportunity for an ambitious Bok group that won the 2019 Rugby Championship, 2019 World Cup and the series against the 2021 British & Irish Lions. Had they won in Auckland, they would have become the first Bok team to succeed in the City of Sails in 86 years.
The All Blacks scored 17 unanswered points in what Nienaber described as “a period of chaos”. Overall, the All Blacks kicked from hand 28 times, and regathered possession on seven occasions — a remarkable success rate against a South African team that prides itself on its aerial skills. Aerial battle: Will Jordan of the All Blacks competes for the ball against Makazole Mapimpi. Picture: Gallo Images/Getty Images/Fiona Goodall
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