All Blacks speedster Will Jordan taking learnings from Wellington wipeout

The speed merchant was on the right wing as the Boks peppered the All Blacks' back three with high balls and ran in five second-half tries to hand the hosts their worst-ever defeat in the 2026 Rugby Championship.

It's a tall order, but Jordan and the touring All Blacks have a chance to exact revenge at Ellis Park on Saturday. Reflecting on the match, Jordan commented on how its up to the leaders to ignite a momentum switch.

"The Wellington one was a little bit of a strange Test match," the 28-year-old told the press on Thursday.

"Going into halftime, and with even 20 minutes to go, we felt we were right in it. They got a bit of a roll in those last 15 to 20 minutes, and we struggled to deal with that.

"We took lessons around when we had the momentum in the first half and using that, potentially getting more points on the board in that time.

"We also looked at how we as leaders get the group together, stay composed and are able to flip that around. Those are probably some of the key things I took from that last 20 [minutes]."

The All Blacks have had six matches under new coach Dave Rennie - three Tests and three tour matches - to find form and team cohesion. Jordan has particularly enjoyed this time, scoring no fewer than six tries across the Nations Championship tests.

"I feel like as a team, we built well in July," added the prolific try-scorer.

"For me, coming back and enjoying the combinations we've built between the backline over that time and getting a chance to get out there with those guys again.

"I think as a group, we're really growing in the way we're looking to play. We got a few opportunities with the ball in July, and there will be times when we'll get those opportunities [against the Boks] and times when we have to roll up our sleeves and do a bit of dirty work as well."

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