South Africa vs. New Zealand: Best Odds

Sunbet
08/30/2024

Hier kom die Bokke... and the All Blacks! The biggest rivalry in rugby ushers in the return of The Rugby Championship. South Africa welcomes New Zealand to Ellis Park on Saturday, 31 August, 2024.

There has been plenty of activity behind the scenes with personnel changes, injury setbacks in both squads, alterations in management on one end, and more. For the travelling country, this is a shot at revenge. For those in South Africa, it could be a glorious repeat of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Finals.

Let’s go through the phases…

Table of Contents:

• South Africa vs. New Zealand Preview

• The Bokke vs. All Blacks: Head-to-Head & Recent Form

• South Africa and New Zealand Team News

• Sunbet’s Best Betting Odds: SA vs. NZ

South Africa vs. New Zealand Preview

The Bokke heads into the clash as firm favourites with Sunbet at odds of 1.35, giving the All Blacks the underdog status in this encounter at odds of 3.00. This is purely based on their performances and form during the Rugby Championship and, of course, after what happened in France last October.

Playing at home should give the Springboks a slight advantage over New Zealand. Or so we think. Having played each other a total of 106 times, the away team boasts 62 victories, while Rassie’s Boks enjoy 40 wins; they’ve only managed to share the points on four occasions.

Considering the above and previous stats between the two, this mammoth meeting is not easy to predict from the first whistle, but with Sunbet’s incredible live offering, you don’t need to make your bets before the game begins. Our up-to-date live offering will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the game.

Let’s ruck and maul and get into the betting calls.

The Springboks’ Rugby Championship Run

The Bokke have made a strong claim to be number one on the Rugby Championship table standings. They have won two out of two games. They currently lead the pack with 10 points, five ahead of this weekend's opponents.

Rassie’s boys have amassed the second-highest number of points (63 points) while maintaining the strongest defence in the competition with only 19 points conceded; SA is also the only country to collect two bonus points for conceding low and scoring high.

New Zealand’s Rugby Championship Run

The Kiwis, despite their opening-day loss, have the best scoring attributes. They have scored the most points this tournament with 72 in two games.

They hold this championship’s top honours for the highest points in a single match with a 42-10 win over Argentina in their Round Two clash.

The Bokke vs. All Blacks: Head-to-Head & Recent Form

When mauling through the stats between the boys from South Africa and New Zealand, you’ll notice that the home side just about trumps the away side.

Here are the head-to-head stats from the biggest rival in Rugby history.

SA vs. NZ: Last 5 Results on South African Soil

Dating back to 2016, these are the results of the last five matches in South Africa between the Springboks and the All Blacks:

The Bokke & All Blacks Form: Last Six Matches

The below table displays both teams' form over the last six matches against other countries leading up to their Rugby Championship exchange.

It’s a weekend of rivalry clashes with rugby’s biggest powerhouses going head-to-head. Punters can bet on who’s going to score the first try, who the winner or loser will be, and so many more options.

Factors to Consider When Betting on SA vs. NZ

• In this rivalry, the home country averages 23.4 points, while their opponents average 22 points.
• Looking at the long list of injuries the Boks have sustained, we could see Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ruan Nortje take the field as the team’s lock pairing.
• Previously at Ellis Park (Emirates Airline Park), these two met 15 times, with South Africa winning nine times (60%) and New Zealand winning six times (40%).
• A bit of a lift for the All Blacks as leader Scott Barrett returns to team selection following his full recovery from surgery on his finger.
• New Zealand must win with bonus points if they are to go level with the Boks on points (a win and a bonus point) or overtake them in first place (a win and both bonus points).
• Rassie’s Boks have scored nine tries over the two test matches against Australia.
• Scott Robertson’s men, with an attacking coach, managed to score three tries in the first game and then a whopping six tries in the next match.
• Both sides can gloat a conversion rate of over 50%, making conversions and penalties a good punt for punters.

South Africa and New Zealand Team News

There have been injuries in both camps that could affect the result and therefore your market choices, making for some good punts when playing our live in-play betting options.

Here is the latest team news ahead of Saturday’s clash:

The Boks Team News

At the time of writing this, Erasmus named nine changes to the SA squad, with a late injury setback coming over the last couple of days. However, the changes made are more than capable of doing the job in their respective positions.

For the Boks, their injury crisis has worsened by the week almost, with the lock position posing the biggest problem for Rassie. Rugby World Cup winners missing from the selection are Franco Mostert, Lood de Jager, Jean Kleyn, and now Eben Etzebeth. Joining them and unavailable for this test are Salmaan Moerat and RG Snyman.

The All Blacks Team News

Over on the other bench, the Kiwis are a coach short, following the departure of Leon Macdonald. He left his duties as the attacking coach a week before the All Blacks left for their two test matches against the Springboks.

Added to the management mayhem, the visitors will be without Ethan de Groot due to his neck injury. They will also be without lock Patrick Tuipulotu and outside back Stephen Perofeta because of calf muscle injuries.

Sunbet’s Best Betting Odds: SA vs. NZ

Below you’ll find the current odds for outright victories, with South Africa as favourites and New Zealand as the underdogs, as well as the handicap odds for both teams.

Current odds on Sunbet:

• SA 1.35 vs 3.00 NZ.

Handicap:

• SA (-6.5) = 1.88.
• NZ (+6.5) = 1.88.

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