Stats and Facts | New Zealand vs South Africa

New Zealand and New Zealand will meet in round three of the Rugby Championship at Eden Park. Both teams comes off a win and loss in the first two rounds of The Rugby Championship !

Lets look at the stats and facts ahead of the EPIC clash 

1. South Africa are on a four - game winning streak against New Zealand in men ' s Tests , holding them to 12 points or fewer in three of those wins ; indeed, only once have they enjoyed a longer run of consecutive wins against the All Blacks ( 6 games from 1937 to 1949 ).

2. New Zealand have won nine of their last 11 men ' s Tests against South Africa in New Zealand ( D1 L1 ), holding the Springboks to 20 points or fewer in all but one of those games ; in fact , they are unbeaten against the Springboks in Auckland since 1937 , picking up eight wins and one draw against them there since.

3. New Zealand will be aiming to avoid back -to- back defeats in men ' s Tests for the first time since September 2024 after losing 23- 29 to Argentina in Round 2 of The Rugby Championship 2025 ; in fact , each of their last two defeats have come after they had not trailed at half - time on the day .

4.  New Zealand are undefeated across their last 59 men ' s Tests in Auckland ( W57 D2 ) , including wins in each of their last 13 games there ; indeed, they' ve conceded an average of just 12 . 1 points per game across those last 13 Auckland fixtures.

5. South Africa have won 10 of their last 11 men ' s Tests outside South Africa, including their last three in a row, and haven 't conceded 30 points in an away Test since a 20-35 loss to New Zealand at Mt Smart Stadium in July 2023.

6. New Zealand have made 42 % of their tackles at hip or leg height in The Rugby Championship 2025 , the highest rate of any team in the tournament, while South Africa's 20 offloads after the first two rounds are at least seven more than any other team.

7.  South Africa have played the ball wider than the first receiver on 27 % of their total plays at The Rugby Championship 2025, which is the highest rate of any team. With Manie Libbok's nine passes from second receiver, he has more than any other player.

8. New Zealand duo Fabian Holland (32) and Scott Barrett (32) are two of only three players to have made 30 + tackles across the first two rounds of The Rugby Championship 2025 ( also Fraser McReight , 38); though, teammates Jordie Barrett (8) and Finlay Christie (6) are the only players to have missed more than five tackles .

9. Ardie Savea ( New Zealand ) is set to play his 100th Test, with 43 of his previous 99 Tests coming in The Rugby Championship ; though, he hasn ' t scored a try against South Africa since October 2021 , finishing seven games without a try against them since then.

10. Malcolm Marx ( South Africa ) has scored one try in three of his last four Tests against New Zealand but has scored only one try across his last seven Tests overall ; indeed, his five career tries against New Zealand are his joint - most against any opponent (5 vs. Australia).