Analysis | New Zealand defuse the Springbok trick play

The All Blacks have kept their Eden Park record alive with a 24-17 win over the Springboks. A big talking point was that the men in green could not get going in the first half due to the pressure New Zealand was placing on the Springboks set pieces. A big moment was in the 11th minute...

1. The Springboks have a lineout on the All Blacks 22.

2. Off the top and they hit up through Damian de Allende

3. The Springbok forwards setup a midfield lineout.

4. The moment the All Blacks picked up that the Springboks were going to do it, the two All Black locks , Scott Barrett and Tupou Vaa'i, hit from the side and distrupted the play. Because the All Blacks did not commit players to the front, there was no maul and that means no offside lines.

5. Pressure from Barrett and Vaa'i leads to the Springboks knocking it on.

Great analysis from everyone in the All Black camp on how to disrupt this play from the Springboks