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Springboks complete 3-1 series victory over All Blacks with Baltimore demolition

South Africa beat New Zealand 43-28 in Baltimore to seal the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Test series 3-1, with tries from De Allende, Van den Berg, Marx, Du Toit, Arendse and Hanekom in front of a sell-out 71,000 crowd.

South Africa sealed a 3-1 series victory over New Zealand with a 43-28 win in the fourth and final match of the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Test series at M+T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, producing a devastating second-half display in front of a capacity crowd of 71,000.

Damian de Allende scored early in each half, with further tries from Morne van den Berg, Malcolm Marx, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Cameron Hanekom completing the rout. The Springboks had taken a 2-1 lead into the Baltimore finale after the opening three Tests in South Africa.

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