Springboks captain Siya Kolisi was amongst the try scorers during the Boks’ dominant 35-7 victory over the All Blacks in Twickenham Stadium on Friday evening.
Having brushed aside Wales 52-16 last weekend, Siya Kolisi and his troops were facing their biggest test yet ahead of the Rugby World Cup which kicks off next month.
There was a late change to the Springboks team. Willie le Roux failed to recover from a niggle suffered at training and was been withdrawn from the squad meaning Kwagga Smith was drafted onto the bench.
Siya Kolisi scores his first try against the All Blacks
New Zeland’s Sam Cane received a yellow card early in the game for the fourth maul offence and that allowed the Boks to boss the game even more. Siya Kolisi managed to break the deadlock in the 18th minute after finding a gap in the New Zealand defence.
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From there on, it was the Springboks all the way until the final 10 minutes of the match.
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With eight minutes to go, Cam Roigard managed to break away and beat a few tackles before racing away for the All Blacks’ first try of the match.
The Spirngboks open their World Cup campaign against Scotland on 10 September in France.
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