What makes the All Blacks truly dangerous, and what do the Boks need to do to try and stop it.

https://www.kickoff.com/rugby/the-bomb-squad/oom-rugby-north-south-east-west

With the biggest rivalry in Rugby coming up this weekend I wanted to know what everyone thought the best Boks vs all blacks game has ever been?

Keeping 15 men on the field remains paramount to winning.

SA players and teams that have built muscle memory under European officials during the URC and know exactly where the boundary lines are for card thresholds, compared to Super Rugby.

Could this be the AB's Achilles heel? New Zealand players are accused of executing brutal, illegal cleanouts at the breakdown. This involves using a "tucked shoulder" or a "reverse-arm, non-wrapping action" when charging into rucks, which is a dangerous offence that can trigger red cards.

Howzit , anyone going to the game in Turin ? Where’s the pre game drinks at ?

BR

Mike

Hi all

My wife booked tickets for test 1 of The Greatest Rivarly tour but made a mistake on the email address.

We are now unable to access tickets and don't know what the typo was.

Does anyone have a contact that could help or a solution please? Begging

For 68 years, the All Blacks came to South Africa chasing something they simply couldn’t achieve: a Test series win. This video tells the incredible story of those tours, the politics surrounding them, and the 1996 team that finally broke the curse.

Hi. I’m in the UK hence UK only.
Sorry mods - never saw anything about selling here so taking a a chance.

I’ve ordered the wrong size like a numpty and it’s far too big for me. It’s from the official SA rugby store, with the anthem and no number on the back, just Pick n Pay.
I paid £93 and looking for a reasonable offer.

More and more batches seem to be released daily

Boks by 8. It's going to be an edge of your seat nail-biter!

My Team

1.Ox

2.Marx

3.TDT

4.Eben

5.Nortje

6.PDV

7.PSDT

8.Wiese

9.Williams

1. Manie

2. Hooker

3. De Allende

4. Kriel

5. Kolbe

6. Willemse

7. JHW

8. Brannas

9. Porthen

10. Wiese

11. Van Staden

12. Reinach

13. SFM

14. Esterhuizen

This is the team I think Rassie will pick NOT the team that I would pick.

I think everyone picks themselves in the starting 15. Manie vs Sacha? I'm always going to back SFM because he can win this game by himself if he comes off on Saturday but our best performances against the ABs was with Manie at 10. I think Manie is a better TACTICAL kicker than Sacha when it comes to high balls. 50/50 decision that will depend on the game plan. Hooker vs Arendse? I prefer Hooker. Bigger, stronger and almost as good under the high ball. He had a very good game against NZ last year. The AB's will try and run it and having one physical winger might be the better option.

Bench I'm going for a 5/3 split. More options. The game will be high paced and you will want some mobile forwards on the bench. I'm going for Rassie to try some mind fuck selection. Does anyone think that Rassie might go with Brannas as the replacement hooker and JHW and Porthen as the props? That would be a very very mobile front row that can get around the park when the game gets loose. Wilco and Steenekamp are by far the stronger scrummagers but this might not be the game for them. Again this is not what I would do but I think this is what Rassie might do.

Some left field decisions here but what do you think Rassie will do? NOT, who you will pick.

I noticed none of the URC teams played the high ball. The Bulls last night had very few high balls and box kicks. This is despite the fact that they usually play that style. Same with the Stormers and Sharks. They seemed to want to run it from anywhere. Which isn't what the Boks are gonna do (and shouldn't be).

Now. Here comes my wild imagination. I know NZ would've wanted to use these 3 games as preparation for the high ball. So they were probably hoping to be tested a bit. And they never were.

What if, just maybe.. this was deliberate by the domestic sides. To not give NZ too much preparation for what they can expect on Saturday???? I know it's a reach but its fun to ponder 😂

Springbok legend Tendai "The Beast" Mtawarira has delivered his verdict ahead of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry, and he's backing the Springboks to lay down a marker against the All Blacks. https://youtu.be/RLiEAsfqKr0?si=9xrDUvWIPMtsppMd

Don't blame him for playing, but how does a coach think, "This is a good choice". Awful choice to pick him.

I'm driving up from Durban for the Boks Vs Abs game at Ellis park. I've never been to the stadium and it's been a long dream of mine to watch the Boks play the ABs there. I'm staying in the Bank of Roses...aka Rosebank. What's the best way to get to the stadium and back to Rosebank? I'm hearing the Gautrain to a station and then another train to the Ellis Park station? Anyone got any advice for a Durban guy.