'Win over New Zealand was very special' - Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber expressed delight over his team's win over New Zealand in the opening round of the Rugby Championship at Mbombela Stadium.

Kurt-Lee Arendse and Willie Le Roux scored tries while Handre Pollard kicked 16 points as South Africa recorded a 26-10 victory. This was also the highest margin win for the Springboks over the All Blacks as they returned from international isolation in 1992.

It also ended a eight-year losing streak for South Africa against New Zealand at home.

"It feels good tonight, but we know the Championship is not done yet," he said.

"We have five more games to go but the next important one is next week. But to win tonight in front of a crowd like that was very special."

Earlier, during the July series, South Africa defeated Wales 2-1 and now have started the Rugby Championship with a win over the All Blacks. Nevertheless, Nienaber feels there are still scope for improvement.

"I don't think we're the finished product yet," he said.

"We did a good assessment after the Wales series. I think we have improved; I think we have built on stuff that we thought there wasn't good growth in the Wales series. I think we are slowly really building our game, but I don't think it is the finished product yet."