FIRST BLOOD: Ruthless All Blacks punish error-strewn Springboks to take charge of series

The All Blacks up are up and running after dismantling the Springboks 33-16 (halftime 12-13) at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry did not begin with the year’s greatest game but a famous New Zealand victory against the odds, at altitude in Johannesburg, has poured intrigue and interest on to the next three Tests in a series which was already brimming with them.The All Blacks’ recent record at Ellis Park, the Springboks’ s

First Test: South Africa 16-33 New Zealand All Blacks score five tries against world champions As first courses go, this was a delicious appetiser to a series that looks set to live up to its billing. First blood goes to New Zealand, who withstood a barrage of Springbok scrum pressure and demonstrated a slickness tha

Erasmus sits Kolisi and picks Springboks-All Blacks series to go the distance  Toronto Star

There is just one change to the starting XV that ran out for against Ireland in the Nations Championship clash at Eden Park.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 20 : Marketed as 'Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry', the four-match series between South Africa and New Zealand has been preceded by spiky exchanges over the teams' contrasting playing styles, stoking tensions before Saturday’s first test in Johannesburg.The incident-filled rivalry stretches back more than a

All Blacks playmaker talks seizing the No 10 jersey, saying he hasn't done anything yet.