All Blacks fall short as desperate Springboks tie series
The South African Springboks defeated the New Zealand All Blacks 33-26 in a rugby match, successfully tying the series. The game was marked by intense defensive play and a controversial low-altitude flyover by passenger jets.
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The match is a significant event in international rugby, highlighting the competitive rivalry between two of the sport's top nations.
<p>A Test which started with an insanely low flyover of Cape Town’s DHL Stadium by two passenger jets finished with the Springboks surviving a turbulent last few minutes to hold off the All Blacks 33-26 for a win which squared the series.</p> <p>There is sure to be more said and written about the wisdom of flying so low over a stadium filled with more than 56,000 people – a South African rugby tradition which has surely done its dash.</p> <p>Fortunately, it appeared to go to plan – such that it was – and likewise the Boks will believe they are heading in the right direction after a predictable response to their Johannesburg setback last weekend.</p> <p>After Boks head coach Rassie Erasmus once again broke convention, if not rugby law, by changing his entire front row minutes before the match kicked off, the home side were far better across the field…
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