Writing in the New Zealand Herald Andrew Austin believes South Africa will be a serious threat to the All Blacks' ambitions of lifting the Rugby World Cup.
The great Springbok Houdini act, so successful in the last Rugby World Cup, continued in Albany last night.
The Samoans were courageous, if at times a little ill disciplined, but they simply could not breach a superb defensive line enough to win.
The high-flying All Blacks may be the team to beat, but they will be aware that they probably will have to run through a green and gold brick wall in the semi finals to do so.