Andy Goode believes the Springboks have a chance to defeat the All Blacks at Eden Park in September, suggesting New Zealand may have avoided playing South Africa at the venue to protect their unbeaten record. The Boks are set to face the All Blacks in Auckland and Wellington in 2025, with the first Test at Eden Park.
Andy Goode fancies the Springboks ’ chances of beating the All Blacks at Eden Park in September and suspects this may be the reason the world champions haven’t been invited there in recent years.
The Boks are set to face New Zealand in Auckland and Wellington on successive Saturdays in the 2025 Rugby Championship, the first of those two Tests to be played on 6 September at Eden Park – where the All Blacks are unbeaten in 50 Tests. South Africa have won just one of 10 Tests against the All Blacks at the venue, that result logged in 1937. However, the Boks haven’t faced the haka at Eden Park since 2013.with former Scotland lock Jim Hamilton and veteran Wales playmaker Dan Biggar, Goode suggested the All Blacks have avoided playing the Boks at Eden Park to preserve their unbeaten streak .
“I have heard that New Zealand don’t like or don’t want to play South Africa at Eden Park,” said the former England flyhalf.The Boks have played just once in New Zealand since 2019 – a 35-20 defeat at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, yet Rassie Erasmus’ men have four consecutive victories over the All Blacks, including winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup final.
“I think the All Blacks choose who they play, where they play, when they play,” Goode added. “It’s the first time in a long time that the Springboks have got the invite to play at Eden Park.Biggar, though, looked to the Boks’ record of just 10 wins in New Zealand over 46 Tests since 1921 as an argument for Scott Robertson’s charges coming out on top this year.
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