Brodie Retallick of the All Blacks in action during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at Eden Park on September 14, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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All Blacks matched Boks physicality, used quick game to win

Blood was spilled, an all-in brawl erupted and both teams had players sent from the field yet New Zealand's 29-15 Rugby Championship victory over traditional rivals South Africa was based around a simple principle.

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Kieran Read (L) and Sam Whitelock (R) of the All Blacks tackle Duane Vermeulen of South Africa during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at Eden Park on September 14, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Injury ends Carter's Rugby Championship

Dan Carter of the All Blacks is injured during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at Eden Park on September 14, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Dan Carter's Rugby Championship is over, his shoulder joint injury ruling him out for six weeks which means his next All Blacks test is likely to come against France in Paris in November.

That will be the 31-year-old's 98th test, the big 100 milestone likely to happen against Ireland in Dublin on the end of year tour if the veteran first-five's body survives the French test and the one a week later against England at Twickenham.

Carter tweeted today of his injury which occurred in the first half of the All Blacks' 29-15 victory over South Africa at Eden Park when he was tackled heavily by Bismarck du Plessis, for which the hooker was sinbinned: "Nothing wrong with the tackle. Fell awkwardly and popped my AC joint.''

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Sam Cane of New Zealand in action during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at Eden Park on September 14, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Brodie Retallick of the All Blacks is tackled during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at Eden Park on September 14, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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ALL BLACKS SURVIVE SPRINGBOKS ONSLAUGHT TO WIN THE BATTLE OF THE BEST

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This was an epic of the highest quality, where the visitors were able to inflict heavy casualties on the All Blacks, but while they may have lost some collision based battles, they definitely won the war despite the early jitters caused by the impact of the Springboks tackles.

The two sides looked to get into their rhythms early, and the tone was set with the South Africans employing a rush defence to try and unsettle the All Blacks, while Kieran Read and his troops not only looked to play their own style, but were very enthusiastic about taking the Springboks on – literally head on.

Sam Cane, the victim of a heavy knock, always seemed to have blood flowing due to the aggression between the two mighty rivals, and while the All Blacks were eventually forced to empty their bench, as well as finish the contest with only 13 men, they often came out on top in the specific areas of the rugby field.

While it would be hard to remember the last time an All Blacks team was so physically assaulted, they relied on their systems to allow them to overcome a South African team that wasn’t able to duplicate the magic out wide that allowed them to defeat the Wallabies, even if their pack matched the efforts seen at Suncorp Stadium.

Jean de Villiers of South Africa charges over Julian Savea and Conrad Smith of New Zealand during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at Eden Park on September 14, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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The win for the current title holders set a new tournament record with the All Blacks winning nine straight matches in The Rugby Championship / Tri Nations, while it was the 383rd Test win for New Zealand, establishing a new record as the most successful rugby nation in Test history.

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Brodie Retallick of the All Blacks runs in to score a try during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at Eden Park on September 14, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Ben Smith of New Zealand fends against Morne Steyn of South Africa during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at Eden Park on September 14, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Duane Vermeulen of South Africa tackles Beauden Barrett of the All Blacks during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South African Springboks at Eden Park on September 14, 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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