By The Numbers: All Blacks And Springboks Collide At Eden Park
By The Numbers: All Blacks And Springboks Collide At Eden Park
All Blacks defend Eden Park’s fortress, as South Africa chases a fifth straight win in The Rugby Championship. Key stats set the stage for a classic clash.
Eden Park has long stood as rugby’s most unyielding fortress.
For New Zealand, the Auckland venue is a place where winning feels inevitable, unbeaten in 59 tests stretching back to 1994.
But the South Africa Springboks arrive in Round 3 of The Rugby Championship with momentum and a rare piece of history behind them. The Springboks have won four straight against the All Blacks, including back-to-back triumphs in 2024.
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With Ardie Savea’s 100th test adding an emotional subplot, and Malcolm Marx lurking with a try-scoring knack against New Zealand, this is more than another clash of rugby’s giants—it’s a battle of legacies.
The All Blacks are reeling after falling to Argentina in Buenos Aires, while the Springboks have rediscovered their bite after seeing off Australia in Cape Town.
Numbers rarely lie, and the data tells us this is shaping up as one of the most finely balanced meetings these two rivals have staged at Eden Park.
- 59 – The All Blacks haven’t lost in Auckland since 1994, going 57 wins and 2 draws across 59 tests.
- 12.1 – The average points New Zealand has conceded in its last 13 Eden Park tests.
- 4 – South Africa’s current winning streak against the All Blacks.
- 100 – Ardie Savea hits his test century this weekend, with 43 matches in The Rugby Championship.
- 5 – Malcolm Marx has five career tries against New Zealand, his joint-most against any opponent.
- 27% – South Africa has shifted the ball wider than the first receiver more than a quarter of the time this year.
- 42% – New Zealand leads the competition in low tackle height, with 42% of its tackles below the hips.
- 234 – South Africa averages 234 carry meters per game, compared to New Zealand’s 182.
- 81.8% – The Springboks’ line-out success rate, the lowest in the competition.
- 8 – New Zealand’s record in Auckland against South Africa since 1937: eight wins and a draw.
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