Beating South Africa twice in a fortnight is a different proposition from beating them once, and the analysis of how the All Blacks might do it centres on three areas.
Analysis: How the All Blacks can do the double against the Boks
Beating South Africa twice in a fortnight is a different proposition from beating them once, and the analysis of how the All Blacks might do it centres on three areas.
The first is the kicking game. Territory decided long stretches of the Eden Park Test, and the side that wins the aerial contest usually dictates where the collisions happen.
The second is the bench. South Africa's replacement forwards are built to break a game open after fifty minutes, which means the All Blacks need their own reserves to hold parity in the scrum rather than simply absorb pressure.
The third is discipline. The Boks convert penalties into territory and lineout drives with unusual efficiency, so the cost of a soft infringement inside the home half is far higher than the scoreboard suggests.
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