Springboks’ 100-cap curse broken, now to end FNB Stadium jinx against All Blacks
The Springboks have yet to beat the All Blacks at the FNB Stadium, and will be hoping to make it third time luck on Saturday.
The Springboks have finally broken their 100-cap curse after Pieter-Steph du Toit became the first Bok to achieve the milestone against their bitter rivals, the All Blacks, at Cape Town's FNB Stadium. This achievement came at the expense of four previous Bok centurions who had lost in the landmark game: Percy Montgomery (2008), John Smit (2010), Jean de Villiers (2014), and Damian de Allende (2021).
Du Toit's 33-26 victory was a fitting end to a record-breaking weekend for the Springboks. The 100-Test curse was a particularly difficult one to shatter, given the intense rivalry between the two teams. The Boks' first victory at the FNB Stadium occurred in 2010, where they narrowly lost against the All Blacks 32-16. The second match in 2012 also ended in a loss for the home team, with a final score of 32-16.
Despite the disappointment, the Boks' triumph is a significant step forward in their quest to claim a 2-1 lead in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series heading into the final Test in the USA.
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