Bookmakers predict another All Blacks defeat to Springboks
The Springboks will dispatch the All Blacks with relative ease at Ellis Park on Saturday, if local bookmakers are to be believed.
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WATCH | Absolute scenes! Bok skipper Kolisi joins Gwijo Squad in song welcoming Dweba
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, not one to miss out on a chance to break into song, joined the Gwijo Squad outside the team hotel in Johannesburg on Thursday night in a singalong welcoming hooker Joseph Dweba.
Foster defiant as All Blacks axe hangs over him: 'Losing to Boks isn't unusual'
Like a quintessentially dogged and composed opening batter in Test cricket, All Blacks mentor Ian Foster on Thursday serenely straight-batted questions about his current mental state and employment prospects.
Mo'unga backed at flyhalf as All Blacks tweak forward pack for second Springbok challenge
Flyhalf Richie Mo'unga is one of several changes All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has made to his team to face the Springboks in their second Rugby Championship encounter in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Bok blow as Mbonambi forced out of clash with New Zealand
JOHANNESBURG : South Africa will start with hooker Joseph Dweba in Saturday's second Rugby Championship fixture against New Zealand after Bongi Mbonambi withdrew from the side named on Tuesday due to a knee injury picked up in training.
Springboks bring in Dweba for injured Mbonambi
South Africa will start with hooker Joseph Dweba in Saturday's second Rugby Championship fixture against New Zealand after Bongi Mbonambi withdrew from the side named on Tuesday due to a knee injury picked up in training.
'No team's ever played a perfect game' - Lood keeps Boks grounded after impressive NZ slaying
The Springboks might have lapped up the plaudits from their first home win over the All Blacks in eight years in Mbombela but they don't believe they played the perfect game.
The simple reason why Nelspruit hero Malcolm Marx is back on the Springbok bench
Malcolm Marx's perceived "demotion" back to the Springbok bench for Saturday's Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks at Ellis Park is the exact opposite according to head coach Jacques Nienaber.