Tony Johnson

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7,552 appearances 26 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 2d ago

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DSPN -RUGBY · Are The Springboks UNSTOPPABLE? | Tony Johnson Breaks Down The Greatest Rivalry Series · 14 Sep 2026 podcast

Uh but look, in terms of a spectacle and advertisement for the game, those amazing overhead shots of the stadium in Baltimore, at a time when world rugby is desperate to raise the voice-verified

profile of the game in the United States. voice-verified

Just we should really talk about that before we get into the nuts and bolts of the test match. voice-verified

Uh great advertisement for the game. voice-verified

I think what we saw from the Springbox, they play to their strengths, and they shouldn't be criticized for that because it's a successful formula and sometimes they narrow the parameters. voice-verified

I thought in this game they expanded the parameters, they moved the ball a bit more. voice-verified

And that's when you see saw for the first time in the series sort of holes starting to open the i in the all black defence. voice-verified

If there'd been a question mark hanging over the spring box in recent years, it would be about longevity. voice-verified

The likes of Ebon Etzabeth, uh Malcolm Marks, uh Peter Steph DuToy, uh Damien Delendy, guys who've been around for a long time. voice-verified

You're talking about players who've played over a hundred test matches and have been great players, and you wondered whether some of them who'd been playing year round a bit in different parts of the world was there going to be a long voice-verified

I I get the feeling these guys are actually still in superb Nick, which augers so well for them going forward that yes, a lot of these guys in the next few years they will bow out of the international game, but it they are so well primed now to go through. voice-verified

And I see they've at even at this point are quite warm favourites with the various betting agencies around the world to to win a third straight World Cup. voice-verified

DeVilliers is another one. voice-verified

Yeah, voice-verified

Yeah, and Russi has been voice-verified

Quick to point that out that this is a team that's been several years in the making, though it's a it's a dynasty really, and they've been together eight or so years. voice-verified

The All Blacks still, if you look at it in terms of their coaching, still in the early stages under Dave Rennie, and let's talk about that now, because this was Dave Rennie's biggest test. voice-verified

Uh he went through the early part of the year, did pretty well, but a 3-1 series defeat. voice-verified

I I got the feeling not voice-verified

Nigel, that the All Blacks thought that they could go into the plan was to go into the series and try and play to New Zealand strengths, which moving the ball into space, stretching the defenses, playing around the springbox. voice-verified

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