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Mon 06 Jun 2007All Blacks punish tiring Springboks Rugby Tri-NationsSouth Africa 21 New Zealand 26:While some may believe that New Zealand's 26-21 Tri-Nations victory against South Africa on Saturday confirms their status as overwhelming favourites for the World Cup this autumn, the Kiwis coach, Graham Henry, believes that no such psychological points were gained.Two tries in the space of three minutes against a badly tiring Springboks in Durban overturned a nine-point deficit and put the All Blacks in the box seat to claim a third successive Tri-Nations title. But, for Henry, that is as far as it goes.