McCaw hails All Blacks win among best of career

South Africa 27 New Zealand 38

Just over a month ahead of their trip to the Aviva Stadium, New Zealand scored five tries on their way to the bonus point win in a game where the lead changed hands with regularity and the All Blacks had to play for 20 minutes with 14 men following yellow cards for Liam Messam and Ben Franks.

“We had to dig deep, both teams came here willing to play,” McCaw admitted. “We had 20 minutes with 14 men, add into that a bit of travel, it was a very satisfying win.

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