Surprise South Africa win shocks All-Blacks on home turf

Tri-Nations / Tony Calvin / 12 July 2008 / Leave a Comment

Superb breakaway try from Ricky Januarie freezes New Zealand in their tracks

South Africa won for the first time in New Zealand since 1998 when beating the All Blacks 30-28 in Dunedin on Saturday morning, a ground where they had never previously been successful.

The Springboks led 17-15 at half-time, but looked likely to be denied when the imperious Dan Carter kicked the Kiwis 28-23 ahead.

At that stage, New Zealand were backed at [1.14] on Betfair and South Africa drifted to [9.0].

But a superb chip and collect touchdown by scrum-half Ricky Januarie in the 75th minute saw the visitors go 30-28 up, a lead which they held onto.

So, not great news for those who have backed New Zealand as low as [1.4] to win the Tri-Nations on Betfair.

But very welcome for those who kept the faith in world champions South Africa, who have been matched at a high of [5.9].