WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — South Africa and New Zealand meet in a Rugby Championship test Saturday which repeats the 2023 World Cup final and brings together the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams in world rugby.

While the match at Auckland's Eden Park is being billed as a blockbuster, possibly the most important test of the year, both teams a grappling with issues of form.

World Cup champion South Africa lost to Australia in the first round of the tournament and New Zealand lost to Argentina in the second, raising pressure on coaches Rassie Erasmus and Scott Robertson in a wide-open tournament in which all four teams have one win and a loss.

Robertson under pressure

The pressure is especially heavy on Robertson, who has lost five of his 17 tests in charge, and reached that five-lo

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