South Africa Test Series a Lot Tougher than a World Cup Says All Blacks Coach Rennie

Rugby’s fiercest rivalry resumes: Springboks play All Blacks in first 4-test series in 50 years

And so it begins.

South Africa Test series a lot tougher than a World Cup says All Blacks coach Rennie

Finalists in the four-yearly World Cup have to play seven matches, but the strength of opponents varies considerably. "But facing the Springboks will be great. Both sides will be about a year out from the (2027) World Cup when this series finishes so we will certainly learn a lot," said Rennie. South Africa edged New Zealand 12-11 in the 2023 World Cup final in Paris, and they could face each other at the quarter-finals stage of the global showp…

SA Test series a lot tougher than a World Cup says All Blacks coach

New Zealand head coach Dave Rennie said on Monday that playing a four-Test series against South Africa “will be a lot tougher than a Rugby World Cup”. Finalists in the four-yearly World Cup have to play seven matches, but the strength of opponents varies considerably. “But facing the Springboks will be great. Both sides will be about a year out from the (2027) World Cup when this series finishes so we will certainly learn a lot,” said Rennie. So…

All Blacks have lost none of their aura in South Africa

Nonsense to those who believe the All Blacks in South Africa have lost their aura. Laughable, is my response, to those who think the interest in the All Blacks in South Africa has waned. The All Blacks are the biggest rugby ticket in South Africa when playing the Springboks. Ellis Park (62 000), the DHL Stadium in Cape Town (52 000) and the 90 000 big one at the FNB Stadium in Soweto are sold out. Baltimore, USA, host of the fourth and final Tes…