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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.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 10: Neil Powell (Blitzboks Coach) with the trophies during the Rugby World Cup Sevens Castle Lite locker room launch at DHL Stadium on August 10, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Powell: Blitzboks will be in good hands

Ready to bow out as Blitzboks coach at the Cape Town-based Sevens World Cup in September, Neil Powell is confident his successor will keep South Africa on the winning track. DYLAN JACK reports.

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.

South Africa's Steven Kitshoff warms up ahead of the first rugby union Test match between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions at The Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Rodger BOSCH / AFP)

Kitshoff to show All Blacks who’s boss

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.

South Africa's Willie le Roux (R) celebrate with teammates after scoring a try during the Rugby Championship international rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand at the Mbombela Stadium in Mbombela on August 6, 2022.

Gold: Boks smell blood, targeting ‘knockout punch’

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.

of New Zealand, not pictured, during the Steinlager Series match between New Zealand and Ireland at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Study sheds light on All Blacks’ ill-discipline

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’.

NELSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 06: Kurt-Lee Arendse of South Africa during The Rugby Championship match between South Africa and New Zealand at Mbombela Stadium on August 06, 2022 in Nelspruit, South Africa. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Squidge: How the Springboks demolished the All Blacks

Squidge Rugby looks at how the Springboks produced a dominant performance to thrash the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship opener at Mbombela Stadium.

De Allende on red alert for All Blacks rebound

Damian de Allende knows how long a week is in Test-match rugby and the Springbok midfield maestro is eager to extend the All Blacks’ misery by one more loss when the teams face off at Ellis Park on Saturday.