Tension Mounting as Springboks, All Blacks Ready for Opening Test of Tour Series

Mike Blair and Dave Rennie look to outrun Rassie Erasmus in ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’

We’re preparing for an 80-minute grind, says Boks coach

All Blacks and Springboks prepare to clash after tension-filled path to showdown

The incident-filled rivalry stretches back more than a century, and the first tour series between the countries in 30 years has quickly acquired a combative edge.

Tension mounting as Springboks, All Blacks ready for opening test of ...

Tension mounting as Springboks, All Blacks ready for opening test of tour series

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 20 - Marketed as 'Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry', the four-match series between South Africa and New Zealand has been preceded by spiky exchanges over the teams' contrasting playing styles, stoking tensions before Saturday’s first test in Johannesburg. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tension mounting as Springboks, All Blacks ready for opening test of tour series

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 20 : Marketed as 'Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry', the four-match series between South Africa and New Zealand has been preceded by spiky exchanges over the teams' contrasting playing styles, stoking tensions before Saturday’s first test in Johannesburg.The incident-filled rivalry stretches bac