ABs head for South Africa today

ABs head for South Africa today

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The All Blacks fly out of Argentina today, heading for South Africa knowing they're just one point away from sealing another Rugby Championship title.

A try in the final seconds yesterday by Ben Smith in La Plata gave the All Blacks a bonus point victory which means the Springboks must score at least four tries in Johannesburg this weekend, and deny the All Blacks any competition points.

Coach Steve Hansen says the Boks will have to play some rugby to get four tries, and that will suit the All Blacks who have already started talking about the match.

One important decision to be made later this week concerns the fitness of Richie McCaw to return to the playing fifteen.

The Springboks might be without Flip van der Merwe, who has been cited after pushing his elbow into the face of the Wallabies winger Joe Tomane.


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