
South Africa centre Damian de Allende has described facing New Zealand's Jordie Barrett as a "lekker challenge", calling his opposite number "incredible". According to The Citizen Sport, both centres have played every minute of the three Tests between South Africa and New Zealand so far, underlining their importance to their respective sides in the ongoing rugby series between the two nations.
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