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Former All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick thinks the current New Zealand team is the best ever. This following their nine-try demolishing of South Africa

Former All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick has hailed the current All Blacks team as "the best ever" following their nine-try demolition of South Africa on Saturday.

The win marked the sixth consecutive bonus-point victory for the world champions, giving them a total of 30 competition points in the Rugby Championship - the maximum on offer.

Three penalties from the boot of Morne Steyn kept the Springboks in the game up until the break, with New Zealand 12-9 up at half-time after tries from Israel Dagg and TJ Perenara. 

However, Steve Hansen's side romped home in the second half with Perenara and Dagg both adding a try to their individual tallies, while Beauden Barrett (2), Codie Taylor, Ben Smith and Liam Squire also crossed the line taking the final score to 15-57.

New Zealand now boast 17 consecutive Test wins, which brings them level with the record for the most successive wins by a Tier 1 nation ahead of their match against Australia in two weeks time, live on Sky Sports.

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Click play on the video above to hear how Fitzy assesses the current crop of All Black talent..