South Africa’s fullback Damian Willemse (C) is tackled by New Zealand’s wing Caleb Clarke (bottom) and New Zealand’s hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho (3rd L) during the Rugby Championship international rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand at the Mbombela Stadium in Mbombela on August 6, 2022.
MBOMBELA: South Africa beat New Zealand 26-10 on Saturday in the Rugby Championship opener in Mbombela, adding to the woes of the embattled All Blacks.
New Zealand flew to South Africa having lost four of their previous five matches amid calls for coach Ian Foster and captain Sam Cane to be sacked.
Foster and Cane will now know that another defeat to the arch foes when the teams clash again next Saturday in Johannesburg will almost…
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