There are fresh calls for All Blacks coach Ian Foster, and captain Sam Cane to step down following their disappointing defeat to the Springboks in the Rugby Championship.
World media are speculating the duo could well be on their way out, with the return test at Ellis Park next week a week too far.
There was also plenty of praise for the victors, as the Springboks clinched their first win over the All Blacks in South Africa in eight years.
Social media was even more critical of Foster and his comments after the test match, with pressure mounting on the under-fire coach.
What the press said:
SA Rugby Magazine
Clueless tactical performance
It was as one-sided a performance as the scoreline suggests with the Springboks dominating the All Blacks to force the visitors backwards with a number of physical hits, while claiming the front foot at the set piece.
The visitors simply did not help themselves with a clueless tactical performance as they played into the Springboks' hands by desperately trying to circumvent the rush defence and made an unusually high number of avoidable errors.
Sport24
All Blacks out-muscled in the collisions and scrums
The message sent to the All Blacks was loud and clear. The resultant lineout maul and the rest in the first half were well defended by the All Blacks, a sign of the first fast learning from new forwards coach Jason Ryan.
However, it became clear the Boks, with slight variations here and there, were going to ask the same question over and over until the All Blacks had an answer.
The Boks' modus operandi became simple in that they kept the ball in close quarters until an overlap was created. The said overlaps, because of New Zealand's rush defence, prevented them from coming, but the kicking game was the one that created the space.
That said, the All Blacks were being out-muscled in the collisions and scrums, but found a way to get forward.
Daily Telegraph UK
New Zealand's misery
Breakdown disruption, swarming defence, aerial dominance and set-piece power were the familiar pillars of the Springboks' display in Nelspruit. Kurt-Lee Arendse, who was later sent off, and Willie Le Roux scored tries with Handrè Pollard kicking 16 points.
Although New Zealand still struggled against 14 men, with Am bagging an interception, Clarke broke 70 metres brilliantly. Despite Williemse's superb scrambling, Frizell stretched over for a consolation try.
That gave the All Blacks a sniff of a bonus point, but their attempts to run from deep ended in disaster. Frizell fluffed a rushed pass from Cane and Le Roux, a very late replacement, compounded New Zealand's misery.
IOL.co.za
All Blacks put to the sword in Mbombela
And the utter domination of the South Africans over the former No.1 team in the world begs the question of why it took so long.
The Kiwis are indeed a team in disarray, and having been completely smothered by the Springboks, it is hard to see them recovering at Ellis Park next week in the return match of the Rugby Championship.
How social media reacted:
