Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus reiterated the team’s motivation in the wake of a 43-28 victory over New Zealand to claim the inaugural Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry title in Baltimore.

The Springboks scored six tries to four to clinch the series 3-1 in front of a USA rugby record crowd of more than 68 000 – the majority of whom appeared to be expatriate South Africans.

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‘Appreciate the people’

“It was awesome to see so many South Africans here; I don’t how they afford it or how they got here, but it’s great,” said

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