The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup despite a nervous last 20 minutes in their 31-28 win over the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.
In-form All Blacks hooker Codie Taylor is thriving in the white-hot forward exchanges demanded in the Rugby Championship and is expecting more in the first Test against Australia in Sydney on Saturday.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx lauded the effort of all the players involved in the New Zealand leg of the Rugby Championship for doing their bit to ensure that the Boks win the Freedom Cup for the first time since 2009.
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson threw down the gauntlet to the side after their 12-18 Rugby Championship loss to South Africa in Cape Town at the weekend.
The Springboks once again showed why they can simply never be ruled out as they came from behind to sink the All Blacks 18-12 in a nailbiting Rugby Championship clash in Cape Town.
According to multiple reports, South Africa and New Zealand are on the cusp of signing a deal confirming the return of traditional multi-match tours.