Rugby: Rampant South Africa inflict record 43-10 defeat on All Blacks

A ascendant South Africa inflicted a grounds decision connected New Zealand connected Saturday, powering to a 43-10 triumph successful a implicit show to reclaim the fig 1 satellite ranking.

The Springboks avenged past week’s 24-17 nonaccomplishment to the All Blacks successful Auckland successful momentous style, leaving the location broadside severely humbled and the Rugby Championship finely balanced with 2 rounds remaining.

All 4 teams present person identical 2-2 win-loss records successful the Rugby Championship with Australia, who earlier mislaid 28-26 to Argentina successful Sydney, 1 bonus constituent up of the Springboks and All Blacks.

South Africa scored six tries to one, with 2 by helping Cheslin Kolbe, to reply critics who had suggested the 2019 and 2023 satellite champions were past their peak.

They were physically ascendant from the outset, closing down the All Blacks with immoderate brutal defence, portion their forwards took complaint of some scrums and lineouts.

The visitors grew stronger arsenic the lucifer wore on, winning the 2nd fractional 36-0 arsenic the hosts’ defence crumbled severely implicit the last quarter.

“I springiness recognition to my boys, we didn’t springiness up. And to the manager arsenic well,” said South Africa skipper Siya Kolisi.

“We played fearlessly, we didn’t privation to clasp back. We knew what we needed to bash and we believed successful ourselves, that was the astir important happening retired there.

“We’ve got the close to combat for the Rugby Championship. It’s unfastened present and that’s what matters to us.”

The effect eclipsed New Zealand’s erstwhile biggest decision — 35-7 to South Africa astatine Twickenham successful 2023 — and volition rise questions astir the advancement made nether manager Scott Robertson.

– ‘Tough 1 to swallow’ –

“That’s a pugnacious 1 to swallow,” said New Zealand skipper Scott Barrett.

“The Springboks surely showed up and took a existent betterment from past week and we conscionable didn’t adjust. Well done to Siya and his team.

“There’s a batch of areas wherever we tin get better. So we’ll marque an accommodation heading forward.”

South Africa dominated overmuch of the archetypal half, yet trailed 10-7 astatine the interval, having botched respective try-scoring chances.

All Blacks helping Leroy Carter celebrated his debut by bagging the opening try, finishing disconnected a spectacular squad onslaught successful which the visitors’ defence was stretched connected some sides earlier it cracked.

It was a uncommon agleam infinitesimal for the location side, earlier Kolbe levelled the people with an interception effort from 70 metres out.

Damian McKenzie’s punishment enactment New Zealand 3 points up astatine half-time, but the visitors struck backmost with Kolbe’s 2nd effort conscionable aft the break.

Damian Willemse crossed from a stolen lineout to enactment South Africa successful power astatine 24-10 entering the last quarter.

“Coach Rassie (Erasmus) has been taking a batch of shots but he’s been backing america arsenic a team. We knew it was going to come,” said Willemse.

“It was a precise bully week for us.”

The visitors ran amok successful the past 12 minutes with tries to Kwagga Smith, RG Snyman and Andre Esterhuizen.

The 5th and penultimate circular of the Rugby Championship successful 2 weeks’ clip volition spot New Zealand big Australia successful Auckland and South Africa location to Argentina successful Durban.

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