All Blacks deny Springboks at the death in Rugby Championship

• New Zealand 19-17 South Africa
• All Blacks unbeaten after five rounds of Rugby Championship

New Zealand narrowly justified their No 1 world ranking with a hard-fought 19-17 win over world champions South Africa in Townsville on Saturday to secure the Rugby Championship title with a match to spare.

The 100th Test between union’s two most successful nations did not disappoint and it was not until full-back Jordie Barrett kicked his fourth penalty two minutes from time that the All Blacks took the lead for the final time.

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