All Blacks

All Blacks wary of Bok ‘big unit’

Veteran All Blacks hooker Codie Taylor is psyching himself up to face powerhouse Springbok rival Joseph Dweba when the sides battle at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Boks play mind games with All Blacks

Springbok speedster Makazole Mapimpi is ready to race after kicks and pin the All Blacks back when the teams lock horns at Ellis Park on Saturday.

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All Blacks ‘befuddled’, Foster on the ropes

New Zealand tackle arch foes South Africa in the Rugby Championship in Johannesburg on Saturday, and a sixth loss in seven Tests will almost certainly spell the end for beleaguered coach Ian Foster.

Watch: Kolisi, Dweba jam with the Gwijo Squad

Siya Kolisi and Joseph Dweba both joined in with the Gwijo Squad outside the team hotel in Johannesburg on Thursday night ahead of the clash against the All Blacks on Saturday.

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.

Watch: No escape from ‘Alcatraz’ for All Blacks

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.

Stat attack: Where the Boks bested the All Blacks

The Springboks were highly successful with their kicking game and smothered the All Blacks on defence in Nelspruit, according to Opta stats.

Foster fears Duane ‘one-two punch’

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.

Desperate All Blacks turn to Richie

All Blacks flyhalf Richie Mo’unga gets his first start of 2022 with tighthead prop Fletcher Newell set to make his Test debut against the Springboks on Saturday.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 05: Referee Nigel Owens, signals for the end of the match as both teams are exhausted at the final whistle during the Rugby Championship match between South Africa Springboks and the New Zealand All Blacks at Ellis Park on October 5, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

All Blacks great recalls Ellis Park ‘maniacs’

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.