New Zealand have stopped the bleeding.
After three successive losses, the All Blacks finally returned to winning ways with a convincing 35-23 Rugby Championship win over the Springboks in front of more than 61,000 fans at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
It was a performance where New Zealand's senior players Jordie Barrett, Ardie Savea, Aaron Smith, Sam Cane, Sam Whitelock and Richie Mo’ounga turned up to relieve pressure on their beleaguered coach. The Boks now turn their attention to their trip to Australia where they have back-to-back clashes against the Wallabies Down Under as this competition continues to gain momentum.
Things got worse minutes later as the Boks suffered a blow when Jesse Kriel had to leave the field with what looked like a serious head injury after a tackle and was replaced by Willie le Roux. Finally, there was something on the scoreboard deep into the first half and it came from the educated boot of Mo’unga who found the middle of the poles with his penalty.
SA roared back into the game with a try by Am that was converted by Pollard a few minutes from the halftime break as they narrowed the gap to eight points.
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