Unlike many coaches after a big referring incident, Henyke
Meyer refused to blame Roman Poite for his errors strewn performance that ended
up giving New Zealand a huge helping hand in their headline clash last week but
conditions are ideal for him to continue the excellent progress him and his South Africa side
have made with the visit of below par and under fire Australia to Newlands
today.
South Africa and New Zealand came together as the two sides
still on for a grand slam of wins but the All Blacks extended their Eden Park
winning streak and put one hand on the championship for this year, although the
29-15 scoreline flatters them and for the first time ahead of this coming World
Cup – which is less than two years away – the All Blacks were put under
pressure for a sustained period of time and it’s fair to say that without
Bismarck Du Plessis’s wrongful red card – his first yellow was given for an entirely
legal tackle – they could have gotten an awful lot closer than the final
scoreline.
Meyer’s men, otherwise, have been flawless so far this year,
winning 9 on the bounce including a 38-12 demolition of Australia, and on home
soil they can set up a tremendous decider with New Zealand on home turf by
giving Australia a heavy beating. Ewan Mceknzie’s choncirlc lack of foreward
power is making it impossible for him to use his backs and the dropping of Will
Genia did nothing for their performance against Argentina last week in a game
the hosts won by just one point last week in Perth.
Advice
4 pts South Africa -12 (17/20 Sportingbet)
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