Rennie relieved to survive the heat in Jozi

Head coach Dave Rennie admitted his All Blacks players were made to sweat by a spirited Lions outfit before edging a thrilling 41-35 win at Ellis Park on Tuesday night. New Zealand trailed at the break 21-17 and were again under pressure early in the second half, only...

Cash: We felt we let it slip

The Lions might have lost, but coach Ivan van Rooyen took great heart from their performance against the All Blacks, even if the team dropped off late in the match. The hosts led 35-17 early in the second half before New Zealand fought back to win 41-35 and remain...

Tour over for All Blacks star

Another All Blacks player will take no further part in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour due to injury. Loose forward Anton Segner missed Tuesday’s 41-35 victory over the Lions at Ellis Park after being withdrawn from the match 23 for last Saturday’s win over the...

Lions tear up All Blacks’ red carpet

After watching the All Blacks sweep aside three South African URC clubs, the Lions decided it was time to fight fire with fire. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. For 26 days, the All Blacks had swept through South Africa as conquering heroes, winning hearts and minds with...
Unbeaten All Blacks edge brave Lions

Unbeaten All Blacks edge brave Lions

The All Blacks made it a clean sweep of the South African clubs in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry with an epic seven-tries-to-five triumph over the Lions at Ellis Park on Tuesday night. Trailing the Lions 21-17 at half-time, outside centre Rieko Ioane crossed the whitewash...

Rassie: Haka doesn’t influence game

Keeping quiet for the haka had nothing to do with the Springboks’ loss to the All Blacks at Ellis Park, according to Rassie Erasmus. South African crowds have traditionally drowned out the All Blacks’ pre-match challenge with chants of “Olé, Olé, Olé”, but the first...