GOLD COAST: Elton Jantjies nailed a penalty after the final hooter as world champions South Africa snapped a three-game losing streak to stun New Zealand 31-29 on Saturday in a Rugby Championship thriller.
After trailing at the break, the Springboks were revitalised when coach Jacques Nienaber changed the entire front row. "It's been a tough couple of weeks, thank you so much to South African fans for sticking with us," said Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi."We going to celebrate tonight." South Africa have been accused of having a one-dimensional game with their high-ball tactics, which has proved highly effective at times. But after three losses in a row, they changed tactics, cutting down on the box kicks and swinging the ball wide.Before a big crowd at CBus Super Stadium on Australia's Gold Coast, they didn't take long to make their mark, with de Allende gifted a try after the All Blacks' Codie Taylor spilled a pass inside his own 22.
Barrett began pulling the levers and was heavily involved again in their second try, spotting a gap before offloading to Reiko Ioane who found a charging Savea to swallow dive over the line. Pollard's boot was on-song again early after the restart and South Africa snatched the lead 10 minutes in with a well-executed try from Mapimpi in the corner.
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