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Rugby's greatest rivals, the Springboks and the All Blacks are set for a titanic showdown in Bloemfontein.
At stake are vital IRB ratings points to see who deserves the number 1 spot in World rugby, as well as the small matter of Tri-nations points. Currently the IRB rankings are as follows: 1. All Blacks 90.95 2. South Africa 89.45
The Springboks are on a quest. They are the current World Champions and have just beaten the British and Irish Lions. There are no bigger prizes left to accomplish, but they are determined to reclaim their number 1 ranking and the Tri-nations from the All Blacks. Both sides have plenty to prove, and come into this fixture without having played their best rugby so far this season.
Many professional and semi professional rugby players know all to well how it feels to be out of action, or even worse having to give their career up, due to injuries sustained from playing rugby. One such player is Steve Thompson who sustained many bangs to the head then came one bang to many.
The backline of the All Blacks always has gamebreakers, but lack the polish and try scoring records that the most dangerous All Blacks sides contain. Stephen Donald can be unreliable as goalkicker and his channel may be where the Springboks try to attack through as his defence is not a strong point.
The Springboks have class all over the field, but will look to dominate through the strong forward pack firstly. Set pieces, especially the lineout are massively strong. At altitude they will look to boot the ball out, gain field field position and rely on Victor Matfield to steal balls at will in the lineout.
This will allow the loose trio a chance to get front foot ball and Pierre Spies and Juan Smith need to get over the advantage line to get the backs going. Against the British and Irish Lions, this didn't happen and the Springboks couldn't gain any real momentum.
With quality ball it will allow Fourie du Preez and Ruan Pienaar to weave their magic and get this backline going. The midfield pairing of Jean de Villiers and Jacque Fourie will be able to combat anything the All Blacks throw at them, and their solidity in crashing the ball up will allow space for Bryan Habana and JP Pietersen on the flanks. The Springboks showed in the second test against the Lions at Loftus, a willingness to try and get Bryan Habana running onto the ball and I am sure they will persist with that strategy once they have solid runners in the midfield.
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