Springboks silence critics, regain top ranking

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The Springboks person silenced the critics with a thrilling 31-29 triumph implicit the All Blacks connected the Gold Coast.

After going down to the All Blacks astatine the decease past week, courtesy of a clutch Jordie Barrett punishment goal, this clip it was the South Africans who stepped up erstwhile it mattered astir erstwhile Elton Jantjies slotted the match-winning kick.

The All Blacks looked destined to triumph contiguous erstwhile Barrett again knocked done a clutch punishment extremity successful the 78th minute, earlier a ruck punishment with 10 seconds remaining turned implicit possession.

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Tensions, humor spill implicit successful epic Test

With the timepiece astatine 80 minutes, Francois Steyn enactment the shot heavy into attacking territory for the Springboks earlier different costly All Blacks punishment enactment the effect to bed.

Jantjies made nary mistake with the onslaught from straight successful beforehand of the sticks.

The triumph means South Africa reclaims the No.1 spot connected the satellite rankings.

"You person to instrumentality your hats disconnected to the Springboks tonight," said All Blacks large Andrew Mehrtens successful commentary for Stan Sport.

"The mode they've played, turning it astir amid immense criticism."

The Rugby Championship was sealed past week aft the All Blacks won the opening limb of their back-to-back Tests against the Springboks.

But successful the aftermath of 3 consecutive Rugby Championship defeats, 2 astatine the hands of the Wallabies and 1 past play to New Zealand, the South Africans were retired to decorativeness their circuit successful Australia connected a affirmative note.

South Africa's Rugby Championship run has copped dense disapproval towards their kick-happy benignant of play, which galore said lacked excitement.

Most notably, erstwhile England manager Sir Clive Woodward blasted Souths Africa's crippled program during their two losses against the Wallabies.

Lukhanyo Am stunning walk sets up a Springboks try

But contiguous it started with a infinitesimal of magic erstwhile centre Lukhanyo Am produced a stunning down the backmost walk to acceptable up a try.

"Really blessed for the boys," said Springboks scrumhalf Faf de Klerk.

"It's been a pugnacious circuit for us, we've been unneurotic for a agelong time.

"I'm truthful arrogant of the boys to instrumentality done it astatine the extremity there.

"Never halt fighting, that's what this squad is about."

The All Blacks led 20-14 astatine the interruption aft a fractional of attacking rugby that contrasted starkly with past weekend's tactical, kicking contention that the New Zealanders narrowly clinched 19-17.

Penalties from Handre Pollard conscionable earlier and aft halftime reduced the borderline to 20-17 earlier the Springboks deed the beforehand successful the 52nd erstwhile winger Makazole Mapimpi bushed the screen defence, to people successful the country and capitalise connected immoderate sustained attacking unit from his team.

Pollard added different punishment to marque it 25-20 and Jordie Barrett responded with 2 goals to marque it 26-25 with conscionable implicit 5 minutes remaining.

Jantjies slotted a dropped extremity to springiness the Springboks the pb 28-26 successful the 77th and Barrett regained the pb successful the 79th aft with different punishment extremity to marque it 29-28.

- with AP

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