Tracey Nelson looks back on previous encounters between the All Blacks and Springboks and what history says ahead of Saturday's test in Auckland.
ALL BLACKS v SPRINGBOKS (Eden Park, Referee Romain Poite)
In the Springboks the All Blacks have their most formidable foe, with an overall winning percentage of just 56 percent from the 85 games the two nations have played. However, since the game went professional the All Blacks and Springboks have met on 43 occasions with the All Blacks winning 30 of those games.
When it comes to games played on New Zealand soil the All Blacks have won 28 of the 39 matches, with nine wins by the Springboks, and two draws. It will be the 10th time the two teams have played at Eden Park, and the Springboks have only won in Auckland twice - in 1921 and 1937.
Eden Park is a happy hunting ground for the All Blacks, they have an 84 percent winning record here. The All Blacks haven't lost on Eden Park since 1994.