Six successful kicks from Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu helped South Africa stay in touch, with two late tries taking them to a 31-27 win over New Zealand
Grant Williams dives for the line to score South Africa’s winning try against New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.Grant Williams dives for the line to score South Africa’s winning try against New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.South Africa scored two late tries to come back from a 10-point deficit and edge out New Zealand 31-27 in a bruisingclash at Ellis Park in Johannesburg that came close to matching the intensity of last year’s World Cup final.
Bongi Mbonambi, Kwagga Smith and Grant Williams scored the home tries while Feinberg-Mngomezulu was successful with four penalties and two conversions. Caleb Clarke ran in two tries and Codie Taylor and Jordie Barrett got one each for the visitors as Damian McKenzie added a penalty and two conversions.It was a third victory in the southern hemisphere championship for South Africa, who were 27-17 down with 11 minutes left but used their forward power to snatch a late win.
The opening two tries both came from lineout mauls with New Zealand going over in the seventh minute after sustained pressure from the kick-off. South Africa’s opening try from Mbonambi came in the 17th minute but television replays showed he lost control of the ball as he went over the line. Inexplicably, the refereeing team allowed it to stand.
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