Rugby Championship: Brilliant All Blacks Outdo Boks in Joburg Thriller
by Brendan Bradford –
They saved the best for last.
The chance of an anti-climax was high in such a keenly anticipated decider, but the All Blacks and Springboks put on a match for the ages at Ellis Park as the visitors earned a 38-27 win to secure a second consecutive Rugby Championship title.
Playing a quarter of the game with 14-men at a ground they hadn’t won at since 1997, the All Blacks showed their class, courage and depth in a five tries to four see-saw victory in which the lead changed hands eight times.
“The thing that keeps this team going is wanting to get better and better and what better place to test yourself than against the Boks at Ellis Park,” said