Springboks and All Blacks get set for crucial 3rd Test in Johannesburg

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Sep 4, 2026
It's not just MTS, we know how special that is and I'm grateful that it can be at a place
like that in a big game like this and hopefully we can turn things around tomorrow. We know
the last time we played against New Zealand it wasn't successful so that's another thing to play
towards. We're not going to act like it's not a special ground to be playing in, it's not a
special area that we're playing so all of that stuff we do know and it does give us more to
play for as a group. I think we don't want to concede any tries but again let's give compliments
to them. The way they're playing you can see as a team they've got confidence and their players
beg at their best. With the new personnel and their coaching staff you can see they're starting
to believe as a group. Some of the tries they scored it's a well-earned try execution-wise
but once again we also take pride in how we defend. I wouldn't say I see a problem in our system
but we must also give them compliments when they do well.
I wouldn't say so. We know how we want to play and South Africa know how they want to play
and the game comes down to fine margins and I think we didn't win those last week and the
Springboks took advantage of that so we've got to be really clinical, really accurate,
disciplined. We can't give a big hand up to the Springboks because they're a real champ for a
season. If you do that you aren't coming back. We've got to start well and we've got to put
ourselves in great positions. If we do lose you can't win the series. The best case is a draw
so we need to win. We understand as an All Black we're always wanting to win.
We don't want to go any less. We've done everything we can this week to prepare
so it's about us as players turning up tomorrow and actioning that.
