The 2024 Rugby Championship: South Africa Vs New Zealand (Game 2) Tips
International rugby union will do well to produce a better Test match in 2024 than last weekend’s epic in Johannesburg, where the All Blacks failed to hold off a 20-minute blitz from South Africa’s infamous ‘Bomb Squad’ to lose by four points.
As the teams move to Cape Town, rugby betting sites have barely shifted the odds in the Springboks’ favour, but despite that we’ll still be taking our chances on New Zealand correcting their mistakes and keeping their Rugby Championship hopes alive.
South Africa Vs New Zealand Betting Tips: All Blacks To Avenge Defeat
The All Blacks are yet to score a single point beyond the 60th minute during this Rugby Championship and head coach Scott Robertson has sought to address that by packing his new bench full of experience.
Ofa Tu’ungafasi, TJ Perenara, Anton Lienert-Brown and Beauden Barrett make up the bulk of the 400+ caps on the interchange, and if they can fix the way they’ve been finishing, they showed more than enough in the opening hour last weekend to make 2.62 an appealing price with betting apps.
The Panel's South Africa Vs New Zealand Prediction 1: New Zealand To Beat South Africa - 2.62 With Luckster Sport
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South Africa Vs New Zealand Predictions:
- New Zealand To Beat South Africa - 2.62 With Luckster Sport
- Bongi Mbonambi To Score A Try - 2.75 With RTbet
- New Zealand To Win Either Half - 1.5 With Bet365
When: Sunday 8 September, 3:00am NZST
Where: Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Watch: Sky Sport 1, Sky Sport Now
Best Odds: South Africa 1.5, New Zealand 2.62
South Africa Vs New Zealand Tips: Back Bongi
If the Springboks can get some lineouts within their forward 22, look out for hooker Bongi Mbonambi, who last month was described by team-mate Jacques Nienaber as “the main dog” of the forward pack, to scramble the ball across the line.
In fact, South African hookers have amassed five tries in their last seven matches, starting with Mbonambi himself in their 41-13 win over Wales in June.
Mbonambi has been finding the line with great frequency since joining the Sharks, scoring tries in three of his last six internationals which includes his last two appearances against the All Blacks.
Add to that a 0.5 try per game average for his current club and he presents a try-scoring threat everywhere he goes.
The Panel's South Africa Vs New Zealand Prediction 2: Bongi Mbonambi To Score A Try - 2.75 With RTbet
South Africa Vs New Zealand Odds: All Blacks To Win Either Half
The All Blacks secured a narrow 12-11 half-time lead that ultimately wasn’t enough, and it was the second time in a month that they couldn’t convert a lead at the break into a victory.
When these two teams met at their epic World Cup final of 2023, it was the opposite: the All Blacks were the only scorers of the second half but fell one conversion short of lifting the trophy.
One has to go back 13 matches to the start of that World Cup to find the last time New Zealand were bested in both halves of the same game, and with a less hostile crowd expected at Cape Town Stadium as well as no potential troubles with high altitude, this game could be even closer than the previous!
The Panel's South Africa Vs New Zealand Prediction 3: New Zealand To Win Either Half - 1.5 With Bet365
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