South Africa captain Siya Kolisi and speedy winger Kurt-Lee Arendse look likely to miss the weekend’s Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand in Cape Town after head blows suffered in Saturday’s 31-27 victory over the All Blacks in Johannesburg.

The closing moments of the Haka - a traditional Maori war dance - were affected as the pre-match schedule went awry at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.

South Africa have formally apologised to New Zealand after the All Blacks ’ Haka was interrupted by music, fireworks and a plane flyover in Johannesburg. The end of the visitors’ traditional pre-match Maori challenge was overshadowed at Ellis Park ahead of the Springboks ’ narrow Rugby Championship win.

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The South African Rugby Union has apologised to New Zealand for undermining the haka before last Saturday’s meeting between the Springboks and the All Blacks, attributing the gaffes to an unsighted sound engineer.

Scrum-half Grant Williams scored a 75th-minute try to give South Africa a dramatic 31-27 comeback victory over New Zealand in a Rugby Championship thriller in Johannesburg on Saturday.

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South Africa Rugby has issued an apology for a "simple human error" after music and pyrotechnics coincided with the end of the All Blacks' haka before Saturday's Test in Johannesburg.

South Africa Rugby Union apologise to New Zealand over "highly regrettable disruption" to the closing stages of their haka before the hosts' victory on Saturday in Johannesburg.

The South African Rugby Union have written to their New Zealand counterparts to apologise for the disruption of the Haka before a Test between the countries last Saturday. "The unfortunate events in no way represent any lack of respect that South African rugby holds for the significance and history of the Haka.