New Zealand run the Springboks close despite losing captain Sam Cane to a first half red card
The collision followed an overthrow by Codie Taylor and Kriel turned and dipped toward Cane, but he was deemed to be too upright to offer any mitigation.
But likewise, Pieter-Steph du Toit typified the ‘Boks’ unrelenting defensive effort with a warrior’s haul of 28 tackles, which was backed up by 21 from Deon Fourie, the latest of late entries into Test rugby but a fourth minute replacement here for the injured Bongi Mbonambi. Their lineout, which hitherto had only one blemish in the tournament, was also under pressure, Eben Etzebeth stealing one and Codie Taylor overthrowing another, a passage that led to Cane’s card.
Back to 15, if not for long as it transpired, the All Blacks used a tackle off the ball by Faf de Klerk to launch Jordie Barrett on a good carry off the lineout, and were unlucky when his subsequent left-footed chip just eluded Savea when otherwise a try by the posts was a certainty. Compensation came by way of a Richie Mo’unga penalty after Kolbe denied Rieko Ioane in the corner with the advantage play.
The All Blacks responded with a Mo’unga penalty when Etzebeth should have been binned as a lazy runner offside. Finally, the All Blacks’ ambition and pressure told when Jordie Barrett used an advantage play to loft a huge pass out wide to Mark Telea. He beat three men before his offload was picked up and finished by Beaduen Barrett, albeit with a strong suspicion that the ball went forward.
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