Four minutes of first-half brilliance led an otherwise unconvincing New Zealand ...
YOKOHAMA, Japan - Four minutes of first-half brilliance led an otherwise unconvincing New Zealand to a 23-13 victory over South Africa in a clash between two World Cup favourites on Saturday that never quite lived up to its billing.
A Pieter Steph du Toit try, moments after a stunning Cheslin Kolbe break, got South Africa right back in the match after halftime. Handre Pollard cut the deficit to four points with a drop goal but penalties from Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett consigned South Africa to their first defeat of 2019.
“Good fortune sometimes happens and in those two moments we managed to take them and that made the difference in the game.” The Springboks had the physicality to match New Zealand but not the precision, with too many missed tackles, at times aimless kicking and poor hands under the high ball gifting away territory.
Mo’unga’s clever cross-kick against the Bok rush defence found wing Sevu Reece in acres of space and when he eluded the tackle of Makazole Mapimpi fullback Beauden Barrett moved into the line and slipped the ball to Bridge who scored.
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