All Blacks beat Springboks 24-17 to extend Eden Park run to 51 Tests

The All Blacks held off a late Springbok surge to beat world champions South Africa 24-17 at Eden Park on Saturday, extending New Zealand's unbeaten run at the iconic Auckland venue to 51 Tests. A sellout crowd of 48,312 witnessed Emoni Narawa score inside two minutes and Ardie Savea, playing his 100th Test, win a decisive breakdown penalty in the 79th minute to seal the victory.

New Zealand raced out of the blocks when Beauden Barrett's crossfield kick found Narawa, who sold a dummy and went over in the corner for the opening try. Will Jordan added a second try after 17 minutes following a lineout move, and Jordie Barrett and Damian McKenzie converted at different stages to put the hosts 14-3 ahead at one point. Handre Pollard's penalty kept South Africa in touch before half time.

The second half swung in the visitors' favour as a powerful Springbok scrum produced a Malcolm Marx try after about an hour, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converting to make it 17-10. New Zealand responded through a penalty from McKenzie and then a match-defining play off the bench when Quinn Tupaea crossed in the 67th minute to restore a two-score cushion. Cobus Reinach's late try and conversion...