Rugby365's Leezil Hendricks runs through the player ratings from South Africa's 43-28 win over the All Blacks in Baltimore — the series-clinching result that sealed a 3-1 Greatest Rivalry outcome. Damian de Allende earns man of the match honours with a 9.5/10, combining his trademark physicality with clever soft-hands play, topping the charts with 18 carries and 17 tackles alongside his opening try. Jasper Wiese (9/10) and Morne van den Berg (9/10) are the other standout performers — Wiese dominant in the carry and tackle counts throughout the series, Van den Berg producing another composed display at scrumhalf after being promoted to the starting XV. Malcolm Marx gets 8.5/10 and a nod as one of the men of the series, while Feinberg-Mngomezulu's 6.5/10 reflects an inconsistent afternoon — creative when it clicked, but erratic with the boot in the second quarter. Kurt-Lee Arendse (8/10) made his limited touches count, finishing with 169 metres and eight defenders beaten. Cameron Hanekom's cameo earns a 7.5/10 after scoring his second Test try, and Pieter-Steph du Toit recovered from a slow start to bag a try of his own.
Baltimore Ratings: De Allende Dominates as Boks Seal 3-1 Series
Full player-by-player ratings from the Boks' 43-28 series-clinching win in Baltimore — de Allende the standout at 9.5/10, with Wiese, Van den Berg and Marx all drawing high praise.
Boks remain top but All Blacks close gap to 2.90 points after Nations Championship opener
South Africa stay top of the World Rugby Men's Rankings at 93.94 points but New Zealand have cut the gap to 2.90 after beating France, while Scotland climb to equal their all-time high of fifth following a record 47-38 win over Argentina in Córdoba.
Five Boks in Round One Team of the Week as Willemse Claims Player of the Weekend
South Africa dominate Planet Rugby's Round One Team of the Week with five selections, headlined by Willemse's Player of the Weekend on his 50th cap and strong showings from Marx, both Du Toits, Kriel and a debut-making De Villiers.
Hansen's Right to Back Himself — But the Boks' Five-Match Streak Tells a Different Story
Jean de Villiers acknowledges Hansen's logic but argues last year's results and performances make it hard to see the All Blacks closing the gap on the Boks — and the panel get genuinely animated over what a 2-2 series tiebreaker would even look like.
Keo & Zels: Stubborn All Blacks policy make Boks smile
The boys love that New Zealand keep picking their second-best, long may it continue.
All Blacks' loosehead crisis hands Springboks a ready-made weapon in Greatest Rivalry Series
Jeff Wilson has publicly identified loosehead prop as the All Blacks' most dangerous weakness ahead of four consecutive Tests against the Springboks — with Williams likely out, Tu'ungafasi's future uncertain, and the remaining options short on caps and experience. Set against the depth Erasmus has built across the prop positions, this piece maps out why scrum time could be where the Greatest Rivalry Series is decided.