Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus played down South Africa's fourth successive victory over New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday, paying respect to the All Blacks after the Boks won back the Freedom Cup for the first time since 2009.
Argentina pulled off a sensational 67-27 victory over Australia in their Rugby Championship clash in Santa Fe, as Julian Montoya celebrated his 100th cap.
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.
The Springboks are the only unbeaten team in the 2024 Rugby Championship after three rounds thanks to a pair of wins against Australia and one against the All Blacks last weekend.
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.
Wallabies prop Allan Alaalatoa batted off speculation about a freak situation in Perth against the Springboks where both sides were forced to go to uncontested scrums.