Sprinboks Beat All Blacks Again

For the second straight week South Africa has beaten New Zealand. The final score this time was 31-19. Even though the score line was similar to the one last week, the gameplay was much different. The Springboks dominated quite simply. They put the All Blacks under pressure from the start. They were swarming on defense and took advantage of every mistake from New Zealand. And there were a lot of mistakes! A whole lot! New Zealand compiled a massive amount of handling errors and penalties. The Springboks only scored one try, but converted eight penalties. New Zealand took an early 10-3 lead after a try by Issac Ross, who would later see himself go to the sin bin. Also, two Springboks went into the sin bin at different points, but it did not matter. After the All Black try, South Africa took over. They scored a try from before the end of the half after they stole the All Black lineout. Then the All Blacks committed an incredibly stupid penalty right before the half, which allowed South Africa to take a 22-13 lead. The All Blacks were able to get with in six twice in the second half. However, the Springboks continued to respond with penalties and extended their lead to 12 points and took the victory. New Zealand looked incredibly average during the game. It looked like the were badly inferior to South Africa. The Springboks now have a great chance at winning the tri nations.