Here are the major talking points from the Rugby Championship match between the Springboks and All Blacks at Ellis Park.
The Springboks produced an unbelievable finish to come back from the dead to stun the All Blacks 31-27 in their...
But a yellow card to Fassi, for tackling from an offside position in the red zone, gave the All Blacks an extra man, with them kicking the resultant penalty to the corner and mauling over for a try to hooker Codie Taylor. The lineout and breakdown battle however went the way of the Boks, with them impressing in both departments over the game. At the breakdown particularly the Boks got good reward with some solid efforts from their forwards.The Boks conceded a host of soft tries over the match that almost proved incredibly costly in the end.
A number of times the All Blacks also transgressed, again giving easy shots at goal, which Feinberg Mngomezulu slotted, bit with the visitors racking up five pointers, and the Boks only coming away with three most of the time it meant the hosts could never quite keep up during most of the second half, before the grandstand finish.It was a stunning finish to the match as the Boks ran in two late tries to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
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