By BRENDAN GALLAGHER
SOUTH Africa lost a Test match but won back their self-respect in a barnstorming game that showcased the Rugby Championship at its best.
For the first time in too long the Boks breathed fire and fury and, in Malcolm Marx and Eben Etzebeth, they have two totem pole players to gather around going forward.
As for New Zealand, we can only again admire their fitness, intensity and knack of producing something special when necessary. And also, it should be added, for their ability to avoid detection when up to no good at ruck time and the so-called clear out.
New Zealand sh...
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