28 Aug 2023

World Cup warm up matches provide shock results

From Morning Report, 8:38 am on 28 August 2023

The All Blacks suffered a humiliating, record-breaking defeat at the hands of the Springboks on Saturday morning.

35-7 was the size of the drubbing the South Africans dished out on the eve of the Rugby World Cup in France. At the same time, Fiji beat England over the weekend, and Samoa almost tipped up world number 1 Ireland.

RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter is heading to France for the business end of the tournament, but on this form he might not see much of the All Blacks.

Porter spoke to Corin Dann.