Brodie Retallick is congratulated on his try by All Blacks teammate Liam Messam. Photo: Phil Walter
The All Blacks jumped to the top of the Rugby Championship with a 29-15 win over South Africa in a physical and incident-packed Test in Auckland.
The defending champions scored four tries to two against the competition’s previous leaders, who lost hooker Bismarck du Plessis two minutes after half-time for his second yellow card.
But the All Blacks themselves finished with just 13 players after skipper Kieran Read (tackling a player in the air) and inside centre Ma’a Nonu (shoulder charge) were sinbinned in the last 10 minutes.
Read, standing in as skipper for the injured Richie McCaw, had earlier grabbed two tries, while Nonu’s deft kicking was responsible for the field position for two of the touchdowns.
The result meant the All Blacks maintained their record of not having lost at Eden Park since 1994, and not against the Springboks at the ground since 1937. – AAP
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