Give credit where it's due, 4 tries to 1 tells a clear tale of how efficient the AB's are! Well done to beat us in our own backyard! Bit of a bitter pill to swallow over here in SA but we nead to learn that our aim can not just be to win the physical battle but to be astute enough to win the match as well! Once again, the AB's are worthy world champions!

Well done the AB's! Without a doubt the best team currently on the planet. Good luck on achieving the world record consecutive wins. Our boys were outplayed today in terms of overall technical skill and shear determination. The AB's weathered an enormus physical onslaught in that first half and still came up with the good in trying circumstances. We have a lot to learn from the AB's and the world's best rugby organisation the NZRU!

Aaron Smith that is.

Go the Springboks!!!

Agree with you about Kirchner Naruto but I think Taute is an extremely under rated player and still 20 I think? IMO it will all hinge on what happens in front of the backlines, if the Springboks pack can dominate the backs will be good enough, same goes for the AB's.
Smith will be targeted if the Bok pack dominates, as will Goosen if the AB pack fronts up.

The Springboks’ starting XV has a combined total of 430 Test caps – 162 to the forwards and 268 to the backs.

The Springbok team to face New Zealand in Soweto is:

15. Zane Kirchner (Vodacom Blue Bulls) 20 caps
14. Bryan Habana (DHL Western Province) 82 caps
13. Jaco Taute (MTN Golden Lions) 1 cap
12. Jean de Villiers (captain, DHL Western Province) 80 caps
11. Francois Hougaard (Vodacom Blue Bulls) 23 caps
10. Johan Goosen (Toyota FS Cheetahs) 3 caps
9. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N-Ireland) 59 caps
8. Duane Vermeulen (DHL Western Province) 3 caps
7. Willem Alberts (The Sharks) 16 caps
6. Francois Louw (Bath, England) 13 caps
5. Andries Bekker (DHL Western Province) 28 caps
4. Eben Etzebeth (DHL Western Province) 7 caps
3. Jannie du Plessis (The Sharks) 38 caps
2. Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, Toyota FS Cheetahs) 17 caps
1. Tendai Mtawarira (The Sharks) 40 caps
Replacements:
16. Tiaan Liebenberg (DHL Western Province) 4 caps
17. Coenie Oosthuizen (Toyota FS Cheetahs) 1 cap
18. Flip van der Merwe (Vodacom Blue Bulls) 19 caps
19. Marcell Coetzee (The Sharks) 8 caps
20. Elton Jantjies (MTN Golden Lions) 1 cap
21. Juan de Jongh (DHL Western Province) 11 caps
22. Pat Lambie (The Sharks) 16 caps

Congrats to the AB for winning the title!
I did not watch the game but to beat the Argintineans by such a big margin is special and IMO would rate as a better victory than the Springboks thumping of the Wallabies!
If the Springboks can improve by the same margin as they did from their previous game the AB may lose their first game of the season in Soweto!
Wonder where Frans Steyn will play as I thought the center combo of the Springboks was pretty good!
Must say the Bok pack is starting to look the part and I would love to see Coenie to add more oemff!

@ Stonecold Steve first,
no idea who he rated the best he played with but the best he ever played against was a fella named Frik du Preez, SA's player of the century. And I beleive visa versa.
@ Wardaddy -o second,
you better read my post again, I talked about the rugby players of an era not about the politics of that era. How dare you call me a defender of the apartheid era when you do not know who I am, have I ever defended political stances? I have saved more black people shot ,stabbed, run over, poisoned and beaten up by black people, white people, coloured people and indian people than you would ever do!!!! I deal with individuals and dispise any politicaI MF who have but one idea in their heads, black, white, brown and or yellow, to enrich themselves.
I shall continue with you later again!

Hahahahahaha,
and NZ in those days used refs from where??? Hahahahaha!
You're still bigoted even in this new modern era MATES!
Shame, can see I struck a nerve there!!! Hahahahaha.
Tell me, so who did Pinetree Meads rate as the best player he ever played against? You do'nt know, do you? Anybody?

@ bateman,
you've got to get your info straight. So the AB U20's missed TJ the boks had to do without Johan Goosen, tell me who else did the AB's not have and I can give you twice as many players the U20 Springboks did not have available. One of the played for the Springboks against England at that stage.
WRT the future, so I have my opinion, it's not like the AB fans are not voicing theirs!
IMO, RSA have much more rugby talent than NZ!!!! Unfortunately we have much more political influence as well!
Maybe you are to young to know it but pre-isolation the Springboks were the top rugby brand and team on this planet!!! Go have a look at pre-isolation stats if you dispute this, so I am saying there is no reason we can not be at the top again and stay there!