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All Blacks put five tries past Springboks to claim first Test at Ellis Park

New Zealand beat South Africa 33-16 in the first Test at Ellis Park, with Will Jordan scoring twice as the All Blacks ran in five tries to claim their first win at the venue since 2022.

New Zealand claimed a commanding 33-16 victory over South Africa in the first Test at Ellis Park, with Will Jordan scoring twice in a performance that exposed uncharacteristic Springbok inaccuracy in hand.

The All Blacks scored five tries in total, weathering sustained Springbok scrum pressure to clinch a statement win — their first at Ellis Park since 2022. South Africa finished with two players in the sin-bin, compounding a display that, for the world's top-ranked side, amounted to a rare and significant disintegration.

The Springboks' handling let them down repeatedly, and New Zealand were clinical enough to make them pay each time.

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The Guardian Rugbyhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/22/south-africa-new-zealand-rugby-union-greatest-rivalry-series

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