New Zealand v South Africa — Rugby World Cup
Form
New Zealand
L
L
L
W
W
South Africa
W
W
W
L
W
Head to head
Last 6 meetings in our data: New Zealand 2 – 4 South Africa · avg 54 total points
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Rugby World Cup
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 39 | +111 | 18 |
| 1 |  Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 59 | +84 | 19 |
| 1 |  Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 46 | +144 | 19 |
| 1 |  France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 32 | +178 | 18 |
| 2 |  Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 69 | +58 | 14 |
| 2 |  Fiji | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 83 | +5 | 11 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 34 | +117 | 15 |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 253 | 47 | +206 | 15 |
| 3 |  Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 107 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 91 | -1 | 11 |
| 3 |  Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 71 | +75 | 10 |
| 3 |  Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 181 | -67 | 10 |
| 4 |  Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 75 | +17 | 7 |
| 4 |  Portugal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 103 | -39 | 6 |
| 4 |  Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 177 | -81 | 5 |
| 4 |  Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 164 | -99 | 5 |
| 5 |  Chile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 215 | -188 | 0 |
| 5 |  Georgia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 113 | -49 | 3 |
| 5 |  Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 287 | -255 | 0 |
| 5 |  Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 255 | -218 | 0 |
