All Blacks produce muscular display against Bulls to send warning to Boks

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Aug 15, 2026 · 816 words · By Craig Ray

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The All Blacks delivered a muscular performance that was a perfect reminder that, for all their slickness, they can roll up their sleeves and do the physical stuff as well as anyone – comfortably putting the Bulls away.

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What happened

Why it matters

Their pack was immense, while out wide the movement and interplay of the back division, even with the inexperienced Josh Jacomb at flyhalf, was ominous.

Common ground

They made 12 linebreaks to the one of the Bulls, and remained a constant threat, especially on the back of the good work by the pack.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that wing Leroy Carter scored the first of his two tries?
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-15-all-blacks-flex-muscles-again…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “wing Leroy Carter scored the first of his two tries”

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One source explicitly mentions that 'Leroy Carter also scoring two' in the match against the Bulls.

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Claim 2: “The All Blacks scored four tries before halftime”

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While one source mentions the 24-0 halftime lead and another mentions a 'double in succession' by Moorby and two by Taylor (which would total 4), there is no single source explicitly stating 'four tries before halftime' for this specific match; other sources mentioning four first-half tries refer to different opponents (Ireland/Tonga).

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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbXoAxfFBPs/

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web search NEUTRAL — The All Blacks scored four first-half tries through Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, Will Jordan and Asafo Aumua en route to stretching their remarkable unbeaten run at Eden Park to 53 Tests.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/18/all-blacks-new…

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web search NEUTRAL — The home side scored eight tries in the first half, with Barrett converting seven of them for a 54-0 lead at the break. Ioane, who is not in the World Cup squad but will be on standby in case of injur…
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/576648

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Claim 3: “Wing Josh Moorby scored two tries in the stanza”

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One source explicitly states that left wing Josh Moorby 'scored a double in succession' in the match against the Bulls.

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web search NEUTRAL — Josh Moorby of the Hurricanes scores a try during the round two Super Rugby match between Hurricanes and Moana Pasifika at Sky Stadium, on February 20, 2026, in Wellington, New Zealand.
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/hurricanes-v-moana-sky-stadiu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Fly-half Curwin Bosch kicked two conversions. Taylor missed the first two matches of the tour, which delivered victories over the Stormers and the Sharks, due to injury.
https://www.the42.ie/new-zealand-bulls-7132481-Aug2026/

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web search NEUTRAL — The skipper scored two back-to-back tries after left wing Josh Moorby scored a double in succession, with Leroy Carter also scoring two.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/08/16/anton-segner-shines-as-al…

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Claim 4: “Hooker Codie Taylor, playing his first match of the tour... scored twice before halftime.”

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One source explicitly confirms that Codie Taylor scored twice as the All Blacks accounted for the Bulls and mentions he missed the first two matches of the tour due to injury.

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web search NEUTRAL — Codie Taylor scored twice as the All Blacks easily accounted for the Bulls.By the break the All Blacks had built a 24-0 lead, which was never threatened in the second half at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. …
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/taylor-scores-two-tries-in-win…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rieko Ioane Scored two tries on his first Test match start, having also touched down earlier in the Lions tour for the Blues.Codie Taylor Scored a try as the result of a brilliant pick-up off the grou…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/all-blacks-lions-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Codie Taylor celebrates scoring the first try of the match on a wet night in Auckland. PETER PARKS/AFP/AFP/Getty Images. But the Lions responded, Sean O'Brien going over to register the tourist's firs…
https://us.cnn.com/2017/06/24/sport/new-zealand-british-and-…

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Claim 5: “the Bulls had the last say when Coetzee barged over from close range.”

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Claim 6: “the Bulls stayed in the fight, after being 24-0 down at the break.”

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One source explicitly states that by the break the All Blacks had built a 24-0 lead against the Bulls.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Bull may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bull

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Eric Paul Mitchell (born 23 March 1964) is a New Zealand professional rugby union coach and former player who has been coaching the England Women's national team since 2023. His son is New Zeala…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mitchell_(rugby_union)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Zealand national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks (Māori: Ōpango [ɔːpaŋɔ]), represents New Zealand in men's rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. Famed for th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_uni…

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Claim 7: “Carter scored again... to bring the score to 50 for the All Blacks”

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Claim 8: “Immediately after halftime, the Bulls scored after a strong run by lock Ruan Vermaak”

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One source explicitly states: 'The Bulls got the first try of the second half when lock Ruan Vermaak powered over.'

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Claim 9: “Eight tries on the night told the story of the All Blacks’ all-round game.”

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Two independent sources (News24 and another web result) explicitly state that the All Blacks ran in eight tries against the Bulls.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Bull may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bull

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Claim 10: “They made 12 linebreaks to the one of the Bulls”

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The provided evidence contains general information about linebreaks in rugby and a specific 2010 S14 season, but no specific match statistics regarding linebreaks for the All Blacks vs the Bulls in the current context.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Matfield (born 11 May 1977) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He played for and captained the South Africa national team (Springboks) as well as the Blue Bulls in the C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Matfield

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Claim 11: “All Black centre Rieko Ioane finishing another sweeping attack from the halfway line.”

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Claim 12: “The All Blacks scored more than 100 points in two games this week, including a 54-0 win over the Sharks on Tuesday”

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One source (NZ Herald) confirms a 54-0 victory over the Sharks. However, there is no second independent source confirming the total points scored across two games in that week exceeded 100.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa (Afrikaans: 2026 Nieu-Seelandse rugby-unietoer van Suid-Afrika), promoted as Rugby's Greatest Rivalry (Afrikaans: Rugby se Grootste Wedywering), i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_Zealand_rugby_union_t…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Classic All Blacks is a rugby union team made up of former New Zealand men's rugby union representatives. It is not an official national team of New Zealand. First put together in 2007, the team h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_All_Blacks

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Claim 13: “Bulls – Tries: Ruan Vermaak, Stravino Jacobs, Marcell Coetzee. Conversions: Curwin Bosch (2).”

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Claim 14: “New Zealand – Tries: Josh Moorby (2), Codie Taylor (2), Leroy Carter (2), Rieko Ioane, Wallace Sititi. Conversions: Beauden Barrett, Josh Jacomb (4).”

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Claim 15: “replacement scrumhalf Paul de Wet went down the blindside, passing to wing Stravino Jacobs, who finished”

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Claim 16: “four Test series against the Springboks starting next week”

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Multiple independent sources confirm a four-Test series against the Springboks, including a mention of the first game in Johannesburg on August 22 and a mention of a 4th game scheduled in the USA.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Zealand (the All Blacks) and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing rugby test matches against each other since 1921 when the All Blacks beat the Springboks in Dunedin 13–5. It is argued …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches…

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