How New Zealand’s media reacted to All Blacks’ loss to Springboks as world champions’ ‘limitless potential’ sees off arch-rivals who need some ‘tough love’

Planet Rugby takes a look at how the New Zealand media reacted to the All Blacks’ defeat to the Springboks in the fourth Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday.

After South Africa took a 2-1 lead in the four-Test series courtesy of a triumph in the third encounter in Soweto, New Zealand were desperate to return to winning ways as they aimed to secure a drawn series.

It wasn’t to be, however, as the Springboks came to the fore with another outstanding all-round performance in which they held the upper hand for