Few teams in World Cup history have had tougher opening fixtures than Romania.
South Africa’s Grant Williams runs past Romania’s defenders to score a try during their Rugby World Cup Pool B match.
BORDEAUX: South Africa thrashed Romania 76-0 to secure a bonus point win in Bordeaux today and mirror the ominous form shown by Pool B leaders Ireland in the tournament’s toughest group. The Springboks, despite 14 changes from the win versus Scotland in their opener, were merciless against Romania, who beat the 74-point margin from their 82-8 opening loss to Ireland, racking up the bonus point inside 20 minutes.
After missing out on a bonus point in their opener, South Africa’s goal was to score as many tries as possible to keep up with Ireland and ran in a dozen with scores for Cobus Reinach , Makazole Mapimpi , Damian Willemse, Dean Fourie, Grant Williams and Willie Le Roux as well as a penalty try. Few teams in World Cup history have had tougher opening fixtures than Romania after they faced an Ireland side on a 13-game winning streak and now the world champions but they look a shadow of the side that posed a real threat in the 1990s.
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