New Zealand v South Africa — The Rugby Championship
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Head to head
Last 5 meetings in our data: New Zealand 2 – 3 South Africa · avg 47 total points
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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| 1 |  South Africa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 208 | 151 | +57 | 19 |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 151 | +8 | 19 |
| 3 |  Australia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 165 | -13 | 11 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 214 | -52 | 10 |
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