Ardie Savea of the New Zealand All Blacks celebrates scoring a try against South Africa Springboks during the Round 6 Rugby Championship match at the Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, October 2, 2021. AAP Image/Regi Varghese via REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Elton Jantjies kicked a penalty after the final hooter as South Africa snapped a three-match losing streak in dramatic fashion with a 31-29 win over New Zealand in a thrilling final match of the Rugby Championship on Saturday.
The lead changed four times in a frenetic last five minutes on Australia's Gold Coast but the world champions kept their nerve to deliver Jantjies the opportunity to secure a famous victory from in front of the posts.
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