Wow. Will that do?

Savea scored two tries that underlined New Zealand’s brilliance with ball in hand and their frenetic zeal at the breakdown.

But SA shot back and scored a worldie as Arendse completed a sweeping move. Then a heft scrum shove won a penalty try.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Love were shown yellow cards for stopping try-scoring opportunities while Savea and Kolbe had to leave the field with injuries.

It couldn’t be closer!

Oh, a shout out to my mates Nafisa and Scott who are following along on their drive across Canada! Hope wherever you are in the world you’re enjoying the commentary.

39 min: McKenzie doesn’t make huge ground with the kick so NZ will get the throw on SA’s 10 metre line. They almost free Jordan as the ball goes left then back right. A Roigard kick doesn’t make much ground but NZ keep it alive. Hooker makes an intercept! He can’t find the space to run free so kicks ahead into NZ’s 22. The cover defence is quick but Hooker is quicker. He dives for the loose ball but knocks on. He’s having a great game! Scrum to NZ. SA will want to put in a big shove here.

35 min: NZ exit through a line-out and a Roigard high box. Then Kriel knocks on around halfway after taking his eyes off a SFM pass to the right. So NZ will get the scrum feed and a huge territorial win. The camera cuts to Rassie who looks like he’s got steam coming out his ears.

33 min: SA give away a penalty inside NZ’s 22 for the third time this game! SFM raked a grubber to the corner which Barrett ran across and fielded. He was swamped by Hooker who managed to get back to his feet and steal the ball, but he had no help so when Jordan came round to apply pressure over the ball, Hooker was nailed for holding on.

I can’t emphasise enough how intense the breakdown battle has been.

33 min: Another great exit off their own scrum. NZ win the ball and fire the pass to Jordan on the blind on the right touch. He makes so much ground in no time. But Sa back on the ball with Reinach hoisting a high kick that Hooker gathers at the second attempt. Kolisi picks and drives. Libbok fires a brilliant pass to de Allende who skips around a defender. SA still on the ball inching towards the NZ 22.

31 min: Savea, who is now the highest scoring forward in Test rugby history, leaves the field clutching his arm. He looks in serious pain. That could be a big loss for the Kiwis who not only lose their skipper but an immense ball carrier.

30 min: This game is being played at an insane pace. Multiple kicks and counters has SA down the right with Kriel finding PS du Toit. Now they’re with SFM on the NZ 22. Kolisi picks and goes himself but that’s another 22 metrer entry that comes to nothing after Etzebeth leaves the ball behind as he tried to pick up off the floor and charge down an open blindside on the left tram.

25 min: SA survive another impressive NZ set. They are just the masters are finding holes. Love and Barrett and Roigard make all the right passes. Carter and Jordan could side-step a defender in a hpone box.Some slick hands freed up Darry on the charge down the middle into the SA 22. But he was isolated and after consulting the ref, Hooker made the steal.

19 min: Penalty against South Africa! Obstruction at the line-out. Wiesegot himself in the way and that is a HUGE let-off from the Boks. Now they give another penalty away on the edge of the 22 as they didn’t retreat 10 metres after the quick tap from NZ. After setting the maul inside NZ’s red zone, they have to defend a line-out on halfway.

Long way to go but it’s all going NZ’s way so far.

SFM returns to fullback.

18 min: Another penalty against NZ. Lomax is nailed for not getting out of an illegal position from the SA maul. Libbok finds good touch to set up a line-out within touching distance of the left corner. Masssive moment a minute befoer SFM returns.

17 min: Savea gives away a soft penalty at the base of a ruck. But NZ’s defence looks immense so far. Although, that’s a big swing for the Boks. After the scrum penalty inside their own 22, they were awarded a free-kick from the resulting line-out and now they win a line-out on the edge of NZ’s 22.

Sadly Kolbe won’t be returning. How decisive could that be?

14 min: Oooh, Libbok was playing with fire there. Rather than launch it long he tried to create a contestable and Vaai’i was right there to win it. If he caught it he would have been able to play a simple pass for Lakai. Instead it was spilled so SA get the feed inside their own 22. They need to get upfield and start applying some pressure of their own.

Winning a scrum penalty will help. That was a mighty shove from Louw.

13 min: Hooker did well to get himself in the mix to claim the restart, but he spilled it forward. So we get another NZ scrum which they win. They then unfurl a cross-kick to Carter on the left who catches and kicks himself. But the bounce takes it long and all the way to the very shallow in-goal area behind the poles. SA safely dot down for a goal-line drop out.

More bad news for South Africa.

Kolbe has left the field looking dazed. On comes Manie Libbok.

Meanwhile, Love nudges the penalty to touch and NZ set up a line-out five out on the right.

10 min: SA survive a NZ onslaught. They’re looking if SFM committed a deliberate knock-on inside on his left about 10 short of his try line. I think he did. Brilliant attacking play from NZ. Love played a tip on for his centres before Lakai and Jocobson combined to steam up the NZ left. Then it came back and Jordan almost made the try scoring burst through the middle. Then SFM knocked on with Lakai lurkin outside him. I’m sure he’ll see yellow for this.

7 min: Sensational rugby all round. NZ found an edge down the right with Lakai in the tram. But the ball is spilled and Reinach kicked ahead. Jordan fielded it inside his 22 and then exploded through a gap and past about 6 South Africans. He chipped ahead but Kolbe swept across to clean up. The SA fullback then hoofed a clearance to halfway to calm the situation.

5 min: We’ll get our first scrum after Hooker spilled a high contestable kick. That was back almost on halfway. NZ tried to run it clear as they don’t fancy kicking into the wind. No advantage though so we’re back for the scrum close to their right touch. NZ feed.

4 min: Brilliant from Lakai inside NZ’s red zone. SA went over the top from the line-out and Wiese gathered and rampaged upfield. Reinach found Nortje with a short pass but his carry saw him soon isolated. Lakai spotted the opportunity and got low to make the steal. Then NZ exit off a line-out from the penalty and a hoist from Roigard. NZ are kicking into a stiff wind at the minute. They’re still inside their own half.

3 min: Just a penalty. The shot from the AB centre started around the ball and went up to SFM’s head. He dusts himself off and finds touch inside NZ’s 22.

Correction, it was Tupaea on SFM.

3 min: SA try to maul off the line-out but it doesn;t make much ground. De Allende is nailed and the Boks are pushed back to halfway so Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (SFM) goes high. But too deep. McKenzie takes the mark and Kolbe then runs back his opposite number’s kick. There’s a high shot from Jordan on SFM. Maybe head on head. Could be trouble.

1 min: Kolbe fields the kick-off over his shoulder, he spins, boots with his weaker left foot and finds touch over halfway. What a player.

NZ win the line-out and fire it from the right touch all the way to Carter on the left but the ball is chucked out.

NZ had great success getting around the Boks rush defence in the past two games.

Anthems done.

A great rendition of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. But does every second person in the stands need to film themselves singing it? Am I just old? A hater? Just live in the moment guys!

Anyway, that was stirring. I wish I was there.

Oh, Rassie is wearing a tie again! Serious business, this.

Haka up next and then we’ll kick-off.

South Africa’s loose-forward trio of Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Jasper Wiese will start together for a record 18th time.

This is the second match being played today.

The women teams of both nations have completed their tussle.

The Black Ferns beat the Springbok Women 52-20 in the first women’s Test between the sides on South African soil.

The scoreline eventually reflected New Zealand’s class, but South Africa were competitive for long periods and trailed only 24-13 at half-time. It was another valuable test for a team still building, played in front of a major crowd and on a memorable day for women’s rugby.

Here’s Siys Kolisi on the significance of playing this match in Soweto:

So many things that happened in Soweto helped shape the South Africa we have today. So many heroes have come from there and a lot of the football history of this country is from Soweto, so we know how special that is. We’re ⁠not going to act like it’s not a special ground in a significant area. All of that gives us more to play for. We are also thankful for the people who came from there and fought for people like me to be sitting here today.

They fought for the freedom we have now and never got to experience it, and giving our best tomorrow is part of us saying thank you. Hopefully we can do that with a win and change the history between the two teams here.

South Africa have never beaten New Zealand at FNB Stadium. The All Blacks won there 29-22 in 2010 and 32-16 in 2012.

Just on the stadium. It’s truly magnificent. It might look like little more than a large bowl, but the place is electric.

I hope the New Zealand supporters visiting Soweto for the first time took it all in. I especially hope they sank a few cold Zamaleks in a Shabeen before and also chowed some shisanyama with their fingers.

If you know, you know.

The aerial battle remains central.

The Boks will keep testing New Zealand’s back three. Damian McKenzie, Will Jordan and Leroy Carter must either win those contests or give South Africa poor-field-position penalties and possession.

The Boks bossed the skies last week thanks alrgely to Ethan Hooker. But Damian Willemse’s absence will be felt I feel. Can the smaller Cheslin Kolbe at fullback replicate that dominance in the air?

How about some reading:

That flyover last week was close, wasn’t it? There’ll be no tomfoolery this time:

There’s a Jonah Lomu documentary that’s pretty good. Check it out:

Rassie Erasmus is either rugby union’s Lucifer or the sport’s saviour. Likely something between those two extremes. Either way, he’s hard to ignore.