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Boks lead All Blacks 24-14 at half-time in Cape Town Test

The Springboks lead New Zealand 24-14 at half-time in the Cape Town Test, with tries from Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende and Siya Kolisi and nine points from the boot of Cheslin Kolbe.

The Springboks lead New Zealand 24-14 at the interval in the second Test at Cape Town, with tries from Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende and Siya Kolisi keeping the hosts in command.

Kriel opened the scoring early before Cam Roigard replied for the All Blacks, with Ruben Love's conversion levelling at 7-7. Cheslin Kolbe edged the Boks ahead with a penalty before De Allende extended the lead. New Zealand hit back when Damian McKenzie capitalised on loose Bok defence at lineout time, but Kolisi — driven over by a dominant scrum and forward maul — restored a double-digit cushion just before the break.

Kolbe has converted all three Springbok tries and added the penalty goal, accounting for nine of South Africa's 24 points. Both All Black tries were scored from inside their own half, with New Zealand struggling to contain the Bok set-piece.

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