1995 World Cup hero Joel Stransky has explained why he believes the All Blacks will struggle to beat the Springboks in either of the two upcoming Rugby Championship fixtures in South Africa.
The old rivals will clash at the Mbombela Stadium to kick off the 2022 Rugby Championship in the first Test between the two sides in the Republic since 2018.
“It’s the lowveld, altitude won’t be a factor – but no, I think the All Blacks will battle to win,” Stransky told“It’s a sellout stadium, people are travelling from everywhere to make a weekend of it, there will be a sensational atmosphere.“Then they go to Ellis Park, the mecca of South African rugby, and that will be even tougher. It will be a long, hard two weeks.
In offering the All Blacks a glimmer of hope, Stransky explained that the visitors would need to play a more expansive, high-tempo game. “It’s not particularly pretty, it’s not exactly positive, but it is effective and we are really, really good at it. We force the penalties and we force the points.
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