Review: South Africa vs New Zealand
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Review: South Africa vs New Zealand
This titanic clash between these two rugby giants proved to be a fantastic spectacle as many expected. It was a game that went down to the wire with high levels of physicality and intensity.
The All Blacks drew first blood with a try from Jerome Kaino but their penalty count began to mount and the Springboks capitalised with Pollard performing brilliantly from the kicking tee. This saw South Africa take a five point lead into the second half.
The second half saw New Zealand take the momentum as they took advantage of a fourteen man Springbok team with a try from Barrett. It was a game of fine margins with discipline playing a huge part in the outcome. In the end New Zealand showed class and grit to grind out this hard fought victory.
MOTM. Ben Smith - Great performance from the full back. With both teams deploying the kicking game, Smith was on his game under the high ball and showed some great skills throughout.
