South Africa vs. New Zealand: Score, Report from 2014 Rugby Championship Clash

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Published: October 4, 2014

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South Africa beat New Zealand 27-25 in a marvellous clash at Ellis Park in the Rugby Championship. The result was confirmed here by the Springbok's official Twitter account:



Pat Lambie slotted a last-gasp penalty to win this one, but the star of the show was South Africa's young fly-half Handre Pollard, who produced a magnificent multi-faceted display for the Springboks. He scored two tries, notched two conversions and penalty for good measure. Francois Hougaard scored the first try of the day for the hosts.



Tries from Malakai Fekitoa, Ben Smith and Dan Coles were ultimately in vain for the visitors, who will have been distraught to see what would have been a fine victory slip.

New Zealand had already wrapped up the Rugby Championship after their excellent win against Argentina last time out, and you can bet they will have been delighted to rock up to Ellis Park—a notoriously difficult venue—with the title secured.

Nonetheless, ahead of the clash, South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer spoke about the formidable physical challenge his team would face against the All Blacks, per Mike Cleary of the Telegraph:

We will not be able to beat the All Blacks by thinking that we can bully them into submission. Gone are the days when South African teams can physically overpower the opposition. The other countries have caught up with us.



New Zealand have been in sensational form throughout this competition, with Julian Savea emerging as one of the best players on the planet. And New Zealand coach Steve Hansen was in no mood to quell the hype regarding his star man ahead of this one, insisting he is probably better than the iconic Jonah Lomu, per the Mail Online:

Jonah was a great player, but I think Julian has got more to his game to be honest and that's saying something. I genuinely believe that.

He's very good going back, un...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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