Intense rivalry which never loses its edge

JEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK

SOUTH Africa and New Zealand are never far away from being the top one or two in the world rankings, but what makes their games against each other so unmissable is not just how closely matched they are, but the sheer strength and intensity of the rivalry.
This was glaringly obvious as the souther n hemisphere’s biggest heavyweights faced each other at Ellis Park last weekend in the first Test of their Rugby Championship double-header, when South Africa’s late rally saw them squeeze home 31-27, despite being outscor...

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