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All Blacks v Springboks: Captain Ardie Savea to miss final test through injury

Stuff (New Zealand) and NZ Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Savea scored both first-half tries before leaving the third test.
The headline split The left frames it as "Ardie Savea suffers serious injury in All Blacks defeat to Boks". The center frames it as "All Blacks v Springboks: Captain Ardie Savea to miss final test through injury".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftArdie Savea suffers serious injury in All Blacks defeat to Boks

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

CenterAll Blacks v Springboks: Captain Ardie Savea to miss final test through injury

NZ Herald · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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NZ HeraldNews report · Sep 5, 5:54 PM

All Blacks v Springboks: Captain Ardie Savea to miss final test through injury

Savea scored both first-half tries before leaving the third test.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Sep 5, 6:57 PM

Ardie Savea suffers serious injury in All Blacks defeat to Boks

Dave Rennie confirmed Savea would not be available for next weekend’s fourth test in Baltimore. The loose forward could be out of action for much longer.

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Details54/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
54/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 5, 5:54 PM: NZ Herald joined the source map.

Sep 5, 6:57 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.