South Africa scored four second-half tries as they powered to a 43-28 win over New Zealand in Baltimore to wrap up a 3-1 success in their Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Series.
The world champions edged to a 17-14 lead at half-time before quickfire close-range tries from Malcolm Marx and Pieter-Steph du Toit swung the match their way.
A Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu penalty opened the scoring before All Blacks captain Codie Taylor crossed for an early try, Damian de Allende and Morne van den Berg responding before Will Jordan rounded off 32 phases with a try to cut the interval deficit.
Ethan Blackadder pulled a try back after South Africa’s early second-half double, but as they pressed for another score, Kurt-Lee Arendse scooped up a loose ball deep in his own half and carved through a fragmented defence for an individual score.
Cameron Hanekom seized on an All Blacks error near their own line to add a sixth try, Beauden Barrett crossing in the dying moments for a late consolation.
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