The All Blacks were winning the battle for both territory and possession but the Springboks drew on their reservoirs of self-belief to win 12-11
Do the South Africans have enough left in them to put in one more never-say-die game?
South African rugby has not just become easier on the eye, it has been honed into more complete machine
An appetising round of matches has arrived for us to savour
Kriel or Am? Pollard or Libbok? Nails are being bitten as the South African team heads for the quarter-finals
South Africa are in the rare position of having to field difficult questions before taking on Tonga
Will Manie Libbok spot-kick at number 10? Arguably the better kicker, Handré Pollard is back from injury
Perish the thought! Yet the magic of the Rugby World Cup was encapsulated in the fly-half’s boot
With South Africa’s first Rugby World Cup match on Sunday, the coming weeks will be a time of frantic activity for the Springboks. Luke Alfred tries to unravel the tangle of cultural, national and emotional factors that imbue the Boks with meaning for South Africans
The Banyana Banyana coach graduated from street soccer to play for Western Province and the country