All Blacks Trounce Springboks In Tri-Nations Opener

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Published: July 11, 2010

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The All Blacks have gone some way to restoring pride back into the black jersey by dealing to the Springboks 32-12 last night in Auckland. The men in black dominated every facet of the game and showed just how far they've come since the 2009 Tri-Nations where they were beaten three times by the South Africans.

The game seemed to be in the balance for the first 10 minutes and it seemed we were going to see a close physical encounter as we have come to expect between these two nations as the Springboks led 3-0 early on.

It wasn't to be though, as the All Blacks played a much more positive, attacking style of rugby looking to move the ball early and run from deep inside their own half. The Springboks struggled to keep up and were unable to keep the All Blacks out as they touched down for four outstanding tries.

In contrast the Springboks opted to play a more negative, one-dimensional game, looking to kick everything they got. This played right into the All Blacks hands as it enabled them to unleash their counterattack and cut through the Springboks defence time and time again. 

Conrad Smith and Ma'a Nonu both touched down in the first half, to go with two penalty goals and two conversions from the radar like Daniel Carter taking the halftime score to an almost unthinkable 20-3. 

The Springboks displayed some fight in the first 10 minutes of the second half, getting the score back to 20-9, but the pace of the game caught up to them in the final 30 as the All Blacks ran in another two tries courtesy of Kieran Read and Tony Woodcock to take the final score to 32-12.

It was an excellent all round performance by an All Black side who were playing full of confidence. The biggest plus of the night was the success of their lineout, an area where South Africa has dominated in recent years and were expected to dominate again. This wasn't the case, as the All Blacks won three against the throw as we...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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