The Facts compare and contrast the All Blacks and Springboks:
KEY INSIGHTS
- Of the 23-player teams named for the Rugby World Cup (RWC) final:
- 8 All Blacks have a win rate of 80% or better (Brodie Retallick, Sam Cane, Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett, Tamaiti Williams, Sam Whitelock, Finlay Christie, Damian McKenzie).
- 1 Springbok has a win rate of 80% or better (Jean Kleyn). He's only played 5 games but has won all 5. (Emoni Narawa has also won 5/5 but came home early with an injury).
- 22/23 All Blacks have a winning percentage over 70%. Mark Talea has won 5/8 games (63%) with the ABs.
- 5/23 Springboks, 2 starting players and 3 reserves, have a winning % over 70%.
- Overall, the ABs team has an average win rate of 77%. The Springboks 66%.
- Both teams are hugely experienced:
- All Blacks = 1,396 caps. 61 on average. 4 centurions (Sam Whitelock 152, Aaron Smith 124, Beauden Barrett 123, Brodie Retallick 108)
- Springboks = 1,286 caps. 56 on average. 1 centurion (Eben Etzebeth 117).
- Despite the caps being similar (AB's wth 8.6% more), the ABs have scored twice the number of tries and total points:
- All Blacks = 328 tries (16 each on average). 2,812 points (134 each on average).
- Springboks = 144 tries (7 each on average). 1,455 points (69 each on average).
Both teams have won the Rugby World Cup three times.
The All Blacks are the only team to have had consecutive wins (in 2011 and 2015).
Dare we hope they will win tomorrow morning, stop the Springboks winning consecutive tournaments and being the first to win four?
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