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South Africa
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| A. Savea |  | 73 | ||
| C. Taylor | | 60 | ||
| 56 | | A. Dyantyi | ||
| B. Barrett |  | 53 | ||
| R. Ioane | | 51 | ||
| 42 | | H. Pollard | ||
| 41 | | C. Kolbe | ||
| 41 |  | H. Pollard | ||
| R. Ioane | | 37 | ||
| 32 | | H. Pollard | ||
| 31 | | M. Marx | ||
| 25 | | H. Pollard | ||
| 24 | | W. L. Roux | ||
| 20 | | H. Pollard | ||
| 19 | | A. Dyantyi | ||
| B. Barrett | | 17 | ||
| A. Smith | | 15 | ||
| J. Barrett | | 4 |
| 6 | Tries | 5 | ||
| 2 | Conversions | 4 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The All Blacks will be looking to put yet another Rugby Championship title beyond doubt when they host the Springboks at Westpac Stadium on Saturday night. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 5:35pm AEST.
Having already defeated the Wallabies twice and Argentina last week, the All Blacks are 3-0 in the Rugby Championship so far, and should they take a win tonight then it’ll be beyond any other side in the competition to catch them.
Of course, this is hardly a high-stakes, dramatic affair on that basis – New Zealand are expected to win comfortably, as they have in every other match so far, and as they’ll likely do so in the remaining two matches of the series as well.
The All Blacks have won the title in sixteen consecutive years, although on a number of occassions they’ve shared it with either the Wallabies or the Springboks.
Speaking of the Springboks, they come into this having arguably disappointed a bit so far in the 2018 Rugby Championship.
They were able to beat Argentina in the first round, but have since lost to the Pumas when travelling, and then fell short against a wounded Wallabies side last week.
Despite the Wallabies missing crucial players David Pocock and Israel Folau for last week’s match, Australia were able to hold on for a gritty 23-18 win, and the Boks missed a chance to get a valuable win on foreign soil.
Will they stand any chance of stunning the All Blacks for a surprise win here? The odds aren’t in their favour.
The All Blacks have won the past six Tests between the two sides, and South Africa haven’t beaten New Zealand since a 27-25 win in 2014 in Johannesburg.
They haven’t beaten them on their home turf since 2009.
Prediction
If you’re shaking the magic eight ball on this one, all signs point to a comfortable victory for the All Blacks.
All Blacks by 20 points.
Where: Westpac Stadium, Wellington
When: 5:35pm AEST
TV: Fox Sports
Betting: All Blacks $1.04, Springboks $12
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Pascal Gaüzère (France), Nic Berry (Australia)
All Blacks
15 Jordie Barrett, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Liam Squire, 5 Scott Barrett, 4 Samuel Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe
Replacements: 16 Liam Coltman, 17 Tim Perry, 18 Ofa Tuungafasi, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Ardie Savea, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Jack Goodhue, 23 Damian McKenzie
Springboks
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Jesse Kriel, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Beast Mtawarira, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Francois Louw, 21 Ross Cronjé, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Cheslin Kolbe
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