Well, well, well...it's a penalty, but to New Zealand!

That feels huge given South Africa were camped in their 22 for so long there.

Ruben Love brings play up to halfway with the clearing penalty kick.

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Eben Etzebeth had to change his boots so we've had a brief pause before this latest scrum.

Just to add to the tension.

New Zealand have now conceded 12 penalties. That first yellow card can't be too far away if this continues, especially so close to their own line?

On his 100th appearance, Damian De Allende is short but New Zealand give away another penalty in the process.

The crowd are geeing both sets of players up and there's a brief scuffle that fizzles out as quickly as it started up.

South Africa have a penalty five metres out. Scrum? Yeah, scrum.

It's far more solid from New Zealand and South Africa have to play it.

It's going through the hands and the gaps are starting to appear.

Yup, another penalty for South Africa but Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu plays the advantage.

The fly-half is short and play is brought back for a penalty.

You'll be stunned to hear it's another scrum.

New Zealand have a scrum about 10 metres from their own line but it's demolished by the Sprinbok pack again, and they win the penalty.

Grant Williams looked to go quickly but is pulled back with both forward packs sprawled on the ground.

Now the Boks go for the scrum of their own.

New Zealand are like an annoying wasp around your sandwiches in August, they just refuse to go away.

I've no idea how they are leading this one, yet they are.

It's a bit mad that Cheslin Kolbe has been playing for South Africa for years, but only unlocked this kicking side quest over the summer.

Turns out he is rather good at it, and he makes no mistake with his fourth kick of the evening.

There's huge cheers for Ox Nche as he makes way for Gerhard Steenekamp.

A fan favourite.

South Africa win their first scrum of the half and they eat up the New Zealand pack like it's their favourite Saturday night takeaway.

Penalty to the Boks, and they point to the posts.

It's not entirely convincing but New Zealand get the ball away from the scrum but McKenzie is swallowed up by three green shirts.

Cam Roigard says enough is enough and goes to the air, and it's back on the Springbok side.

It's time for a New Zealand scrum in their own half.

Will the Springbok dominance continue?

Damian McKenzie looks to run the ball from his own 22 but he slips and that allows the South Africa line to reset, just when it looked like they were starting to get a bit stretched.

Off we go!

Forty minutes, one point.

The sun has now set over Ellis Park, so let's see if there will be fireworks.

Same, unnamed South Africa fans, same.

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If you are basing that first half purely off vibes, then you would have said South Africa are well on top.

Thankfully, that's not the metric that matters and New Zealand are hanging in there.

One point in it, this could go either way.