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Can the All Blacks Stop the Boks Striking Back?

Season 7, Ep. 29
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The All Blacks are 1-0 up after Ellis Park – but the biggest questions may be ahead of them.


Bryn Hall and James Parsons break down how New Zealand can fix the scrum and aerial issues exposed in the first test, what needs to change in Cape Town, and how Rassie Erasmus might respond as the Springboks look to level the Greatest Rivalry series.


Plus, could mass changes be coming for the Boks – and will they stick with their evolving style or return to the rugby that has made them World Champions?

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    21:15||Season 7, Ep. 28.2
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  • 28. The Boks' Weapon Rennie's All Blacks Haven’t Fully Faced

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  • 26.2. Stolen Buses, a Series Win & Marc Ellis’s Party Trick | South Africa ’96

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