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The first round of the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Tour is at famed Ellis Park in Johannesburg as South Africa Rugby hosts the New Zealand All Blacks.
New Zealand's rugby team, the All Blacks, secured a decisive win against South Africa, breaking the Springboks' 12-match winning streak. Taking advantage of handling errors, they scored five tries to one,
Daily Maverick on MSN
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.
The South African on MSN
The curse of the Springbok centurion club
To date, 958 players have pulled the famed green and gold jersey over the heads, but only 10 have gone on to play at least 100 matches.
Debutant flanker Vincent Tshituka scored two tries as world champions South Africa launched a 14-match season with a 54-7 victory over the Barbarians.
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Springboks must learn to adapt when the plan goes wrong
the Springboks’ defeat to the All Blacks was disappointing not simply because they lost, but because they abandoned the attacking flair that had made them the world’s best team