Much-changed South Africa ran in seven tries \u200bas they cruised to a 43-0 bonus-point victory over Wales in the Nations Championship in Durban \u200con Saturday to continue their 100% start to the new global competition.<\/p>\n
Number eight Jasper Wiese, scrumhalves Cobus Reinach and Herschel Jantjies, centre Jesse Kriel, flanker Paul de Villiers, and wingers Jaco Williams and Kurt-Lee Arendse crossed for tries, but it was a far from polished \u200bperformance as the home side wasted numerous opportunities to make it a much larger win.<\/p>\n
Wales were never \u200bin the contest and were held scoreless for the second game in a row against the \u2060Springboks following a 73-0 home defeat last November, but coach Steve Tandy will be pleased with their rush \u200bdefence and work rate.<\/p>\n
South Africa handed debuts to four players and rested several regulars, with 20-year-old Vusi Moyo impressing at \u200bflyhalf as coach Rassie Erasmus continues to grow his player pool.
\nThey moved top of the Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere table on points difference from New Zealand at the halfway mark, though De Villiers admitted there was some disappointment.<\/p>\n
“You can see that on our faces,” he told \u200breporters. “We wanted to bring our physicality and we did that in the set-piece, in our carries and our defence. \u200bThe ball was a bit wet and cost us in execution.”<\/p>\n
Wales captain Dewi Lake said there was much for his side \u200cto \u2060take from the game despite the scoreline.
\n“I am massively proud of the boys,” he said. “Some people might be shocked at me saying that when you look at the scoreboard, but it shows how much improvement there has been.<\/p>\n
“If you compare that performance to the one in the autumn against the Springboks, there is a stark difference.
\n“We are not happy with \u200bthe nil on the scoreboard, \u200band there is a \u2060lot still to improve on, but we have had growth. We are only going to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n
It took under five minutes for Springboks to hit the \u200bfront as first lock Cobus Wiese burst through a couple of tackles before his \u200bbrother Jasper barged \u2060over the tryline.<\/p>\n
The Springboks won a penalty from the first scrum and demolished Wales in the second to lay down an early marker as Reinach picked up from the base of the third to score easily.<\/p>\n
Springboks dominated possession \u2060and territory \u200bfor the remainder of the half but poor handling meant their \u200bthird try came after the hooter for Kriel as they led 19-0 at the break.<\/p>\n
They added four more scores in the second half as \u200btheir set-piece dominance continued, but so did their inaccuracy with ball in hand.<\/p>\n
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