All Blacks

Watch: No escape from ‘Alcatraz’ for All Blacks

Ellis Park is an intimidating venue for touring teams and the Money Man, Mark Keohane, and Zelím Nel can’t see New Zealand pull off a jailbreak on Saturday.

Stat attack: Where the Boks bested the All Blacks

The Springboks were highly successful with their kicking game and smothered the All Blacks on defence in Nelspruit, according to Opta stats.

Foster fears Duane ‘one-two punch’

The return of influential Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen could be the knockout blow for embattled All Blacks head coach Ian Foster when the arch-rivals clash on Saturday.

Desperate All Blacks turn to Richie

All Blacks flyhalf Richie Mo’unga gets his first start of 2022 with tighthead prop Fletcher Newell set to make his Test debut against the Springboks on Saturday.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 05: Referee Nigel Owens, signals for the end of the match as both teams are exhausted at the final whistle during the Rugby Championship match between South Africa Springboks and the New Zealand All Blacks at Ellis Park on October 5, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

All Blacks great recalls Ellis Park ‘maniacs’

Kieran Read and Bryan Habana have looked back on one of the best Test matches of their careers when the Springboks and All Blacks played in a 65-point thriller in Johannesburg.

South Africa's Steven Kitshoff warms up ahead of the first rugby union Test match between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions at The Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Rodger BOSCH / AFP)

Kitshoff to show All Blacks who’s boss

Loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff says the Springbok pack is fired up to completely dominate the All Blacks when the heavyweights trade blows at Ellis Park on Saturday.

South Africa's Willie le Roux (R) celebrate with teammates after scoring a try during the Rugby Championship international rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand at the Mbombela Stadium in Mbombela on August 6, 2022.

Gold: Boks smell blood, targeting ‘knockout punch’

The Springboks will be hungry to go for the rare opportunity to land a knockout blow against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday, according to former assistant coach Gary Gold.

of New Zealand, not pictured, during the Steinlager Series match between New Zealand and Ireland at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Study sheds light on All Blacks’ ill-discipline

While the All Blacks have played the victims of the Springboks’ aerial assault in the buildup to the second Test between the sides at Ellis Park, a recent study has shown New Zealand’s own disciplinary record to be far worse than their opponents’.

NELSPRUIT, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 06: Beauden Barrett of New Zealand and Kurt-Lee Arendse of South Africa during The Rugby Championship match between South Africa and New Zealand at Mbombela Stadium on August 06, 2022 in Nelspruit, South Africa.

Barrett feared worst after ‘scary’ collision

All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett says he “thought the worst” after a high-speed challenge resulted in him landing on his neck during the loss against the Springboks on Saturday.

Watch: Men in black smash Bok fan

Let’s hope security for the Rugby Championship clash between the Springboks and All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday is as quick to pounce on any pitch invaders as these two ‘hitmen’.