Wednesday, January 15

New Zealand must beat world champions South Africa to revive their flagging Rugby Championship hopes, but also at stake is their wounded pride and the belief in their future direction under new coach Scott Robertson.

A third defeat in four Tests – and a fourth in a row against old foes South Africa – won’t be quite the crisis for the All Blacks, but it would be not far from it given the incredibly high standards they have set over decades.

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