New Zealand ended a three-match losing streak with a 35-23 Rugby Championship second-round win over South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
New Zealand's coach Ian Foster with scrum-half Aaron Smith after the Springboks winNew Zealand ended a three-match losing streak with a 35-23 Rugby Championship second-round win over South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
But a much-improved All Blacks side turned the tables after a thriller in which South Africa led by one point with six minutes remaining before conceding two converted tries. Fortunately for full-back Damian Willemse, there was no score as he sat on the touchline due to a yellow card while a sell-out 61,519 crowd roared on the home side.
Taukei'aho then used his strength to power over from close range and this time Mo'unga split the posts with his kick for a 15-point lead five minutes before half-time. Pollard had not missed a kick at goal in his last two Tests -- against Wales in Cape Town and New Zealand in Mbombela -- and he maintained his record in first-half added time.
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