Gavin Rich argues that the psychological dynamic heading into Saturday's Baltimore decider has flipped sharply. The Boks secured the series and the overall RGR lead in Soweto, extinguishing any All Black hope of replicating Fitzpatrick's 1996 feat on South African soil. For New Zealand, a 2-all draw and a share of the trophy is now framed as a pass — anything less is failure, which tells you everything about the pressure environment Rennie is operating in. Rich notes that despite Rennie being only six tests in and having already demonstrably evolved the All Blacks' game, "why NZ should stick with Rennie" is already a headline that needs writing — a remarkable position for a coach who was lauded as a messiah after Ellis Park. The All Blacks' 2022 Johannesburg response after Nelspruit gets a mention as evidence they can bounce back when cornered, but Rich's broader point is that South African rugby's sustained dominance over seven years reflects a genuine global power shift that Kiwi expectations haven't fully recalibrated to. Wiese's candid read on the mood aboard the shared charter flight — and his blunt warning that the Boks fully expect a desperate All Black response — explains why Erasmus has gone full strength rather than rotating, with a trophy, not just a series result, still on the line.