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All Blacks vs Springboks: 2013 Rugby Championship live scores

14th September, 2013
Teams

New Zealand

1.Tony Woodcock
2.Dane Coles
3.Owen Franks
4.Brodie Retallick
5.Samuel Whitelock
6.Liam Messam
7.Sam Cane
8.Kieran Read (captain)
9.Aaron Smith
10.Daniel Carter
11.Julian Savea
12.Ma'a Nonu
13.Conrad Smith
14.Ben Smith
15.Israel Dagg

Reserves

16.Keven Mealamu
17.Wyatt Crockett
18.Charlie Faumuina
19.Steven Luatua
20.Matt Todd
21.Tawera Kerr-Barlow
22.Beauden Barrett
23.Charles Piutau

South Africa

1. Tendai Mtawarira
2. Bismark de Plessis
3.Jannie du Plessis
4. Eben Etzebeth
5. Flip van der Merwe
6. Willem Alberts
7. Francois Louw
8. Duane Vermeulen
9. Ruan Pienaar
10. Morne Steyn
11. Bryan Habana
12. Jean de Villiers (c)
13. JJ Engelbrecht
14. Willie le Roux
15. Zane Kirchner

Replacements

16. Adriaan Strauss
17. Gurthro Steenkamp
18. Coenie Oosthuizen
19. Juandre Kruger
20. Siya Kolisi
21. Jano Vermaak
22. Pat Lambie
23. Jan Serfontein.

Kick-Off: 5.35pm AEST
Venue: Eden Park
Referee: Romain Poite
Last Time: Springboks 16-32 All Blacks
History: All Blacks 48, Springboks 34, Drawn 3
Betting: $1.33 All Blacks, $3.40 Springboks
TV: Fox Sports 2 (LIVE)
Piri Weepu often led Haka before heading for the bench. AAP Photos
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The most anticipated game of The Rugby Championship sees the All Blacks host the Springboks in what is shaping as another classic at Eden Park. We’ll have live scores from 5.35pm AEST.

The world’s number one side come into tonight with a perfect 6-0 record from their Tests in 2013, breezing to a clean sweep of the French in June and then overpowering the Wallabies (twice) and Pumas in The Rugby Championship.

Yet there is the sense that save for a handful of short spells against the Wallabies, the All Blacks have hardly been pushed.

That should change tonight when they welcome Heyneke Meyer’s Springboks, arguably the form team of the tournament.

After humiliating the Pumas in Johannesburg, the Springboks then scrapped a 22-17 win in Mendoza before blowing the Australians out of the water in a 38-12 win in Brisbane, their first victory in eight attempts in the city.

Unsurprisingly, Meyer has named an unchanged starting XV to take on the All Blacks but the same cannot be said for the hosts.

An knee injury to skipper Richie McCaw will keep him out of the remainder of The Rugby Championship, though he could return for the third Bledisloe Cup game in Dunedin.

Sam Cane will come in at openside in place of the 119-Test veteran, while Liam Messam also returns at six after overcoming a hamstring injury.

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Up front, Dane Coles and Owen Franks come in for Keven Mealamu and Andrew Hore respectively, while Ma’a Nonu returns at second-five.

Against what is certain to be a physical sub-battle against Bismarck du Plessis, Coles’ inclusion could prove to be a pivotal factor in a game that very well could be decided in the forwards.

But a cursory glance across the All Blacks starting XV is a suitable reminder that they possess quality in every position, and names such as Read, Dagg, Carter, Smith, Whitelock there are plenty of match-winners out there.

In front of what is expected to be a bulging Eden Park crowd of 58,000 this one will be a superb Test.

Join us for live scores from 5.35pm AEST.

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