Tension with South Africa Fuels Prospect of Better Play, Says All Blacks Captain

All Blacks skipper Ardie Savea: Playing the Boks at Ellis Park is goosebump stuff

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea is relishing the prospect of leading New Zealand into the Ellis Park cauldron.

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea’s big test: Time to turn up the heat against the Springboks

Skipper Ardie Savea has got much to prove as the All Blacks seek a victory over the Springboks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.

Tension with South Africa fuels prospect of better play, says All Blacks captain

(adds byline, no change to story)By Mark GleesonJOHANNESBURG, Aug 21 : The increasing tension between hosts South Africa and the touring New Zealand team ahead of Saturday's first test will serve to get the best out of the two sides, All Blacks captain Ardie Savea said on the eve of the clash.T

"The stakes are high": All Blacks just as good as Springboks, says captain Savea