New Zealand, easy against Argentina at the start of the competition, encountered a little more difficulty in defeating world champions South Africa (35-20) while nevertheless giving off a clear impression of mastery on Saturday July 15 in Auckland, in this shock of the 2nd day of the Rugby Championship. This unbridled meeting was played at a very high pace, with very little downtime, a lot of footwork on the New Zealand side and great aggressiveness from the South African forwards. The All Blacks are therefore heading towards a new title in the competition – shortened this year, proximity to the World Cup-23 requires – which will have to be validated on the last day, July 29 against the Australians in Melbourne,
the All Blacks in demonstration against the Springboks
