South Africa V New Zealand: Set-piece H2H

South Africa welcome New Zealand at Ellis Park on Saturday. This fixture dates to over 100 years ago and as always it is filled with lots of action.

Ahead of this highly anticipated match let us have a look at some of the set-piece stats between the two teams in the 2024 Rugby Championship so far.

Lineout Success %

South Africa have had an 83.3% lineout success rate which is the worst between the 4 teams. The All Blacks have the best lineout success rate so far at 90.9%.

Despite South Africa having a lesser lineout success rate, Eben Etzebeth has won the most lineouts, including steals (14), out of everyone.

Scrum Success %

We know that the Springboks love their scrums but surprisingly again have the worst Scrum Success rate between the 4 teams in the Rugby Championship with 81.8%. New Zealand yet again having the best Scrum Success rate at 100.0%.

Ruck Success %

The Ruck Success rate between the 2 teams is very close with South Africa at 95.7% and New Zealand at 96.0%.

These are all crucial parts of the game and could sway the game wither way.