The All Blacks regained the No 1 ranking from the world champion Springboks for the first time since late 2018, and placed one hand on the Rugby Championship title, with their eighth straight win of the year. Now, as they eye two tests against the All Blacks to end their Rugby Championship campaign, Nienaber said his side have to race the clock to address the situation. I think in every department, we got hands down beaten in everything," Nienaber said of the loss to the Wallabies. Duane Vermeulen of South Africa looks on during Springboks' loss at Suncorp Stadium. "It's not positive, but the nice thing is it's nice to play against our Sanzaar brothers again," Nienaber said.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 19, 2021 06:56 UTC