South Africa v New Zealand, Port Elizabeth, August 20
History on New Zealand's side
ESPNscrum Staff
August 15, 2011
All Blacks winger Cory Jane celebrates his try against South Africa in their win on July 30
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New Zealand will target a fifth successive victory over South Africa when they travel to Port Elizabeth to take on their Tri-Nations rivals on Saturday. The All Blacks' 40-7 victory over the Springboks in Wellington last month hammered home their recent dominance of the fixture and followed a clean sweep in 2010 that included a 29-22 in Johannesburg. That recent run of success has stretched New Zealand's advantage in the all-time stats with the All Blacks now boasting 46 victories to South Africa's 33 - with the last of the three draws an 18-18 stalemate in 1994. However, South Africa claimed the spoils in the most high-profile of their previous meetings with a 15-12 victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final staged at Ellis Park. South Africa have never played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium following its opening in 2009. The British & Irish Lions met the Southern Kings in the stadium's first rugby clash, winning a tense affair 20-8. All-time record: South Africa won 33, New Zealand 46, drawn 3 Biggest winning margin: SA: 17, 17-0 at Durban, 1928; NZ: 36, 52-16 at Pretoria, 2003 Highest score: SA: 46 (46-40) at Johannesburg, 2000; NZ: 55 (55-35) at Auckland, 1997 Most tries: SA: 6 (46-40) at Johannesburg, 2000 ; NZ: 7 (55-35) at Auckland, 1997 Longest winning sequence: SA: 6 (1937-1949); NZ: 7 (2001-2004) Most points (individual): SA: Percy Montgomery 106; NZ: Dan Carter 231 Most tries (individual): SA: 6 Joost van der Westhuizen; NZ: 10 Christian Cullen Most points in a Test: SA: 31 Morne Steyn at Durban, 2009, NZ: 25 Carlos Spencer at Auckland, 1997
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