Rugby: South Africa Inflict Record Defeat On New Zealand

New Zealand suffered their biggest decision successful past arsenic they were beaten 43-10 by South Africa successful the Rugby Championship successful Wellington.

World champions South Africa produced a stunning display, which included six tries and 36 unanswered second-half points, arsenic they bounced backmost from decision by the All Blacks a week ago.

New Zealand’s erstwhile heaviest decision was a 35-7 nonaccomplishment to the Springboks astatine Twickenham successful 2023.

Australia pb the Rugby Championship connected 11 points, 1 constituent wide of South Africa and New Zealand and 2 up of Argentina.

“I springiness recognition to my boys – we didn’t springiness up. And to the manager (Rassie Erasmus) arsenic well,” said South Africa skipper Siya Kolisi.

“We played fearlessly. We didn’t privation to clasp back. We knew what we needed to bash and we believed successful ourselves – that was the astir important happening retired there.”

South Africa made a beardown commencement astatine the Wellington Regional Stadium but were denied a effort pursuing a superb Jordie Barrett tackle connected Cheslin Kolbe.

RG Snyman did spell implicit for South Africa, lone to person the effort ruled out.

New Zealand responded done debutant Leroy Carter, who scored aft a well-worked move.

South Africa drew level erstwhile Kolbe intercepted a walk successful his ain fractional earlier sprinting clear.

A Damian McKenzie punishment restored New Zealand’s pb but, from determination on, it was each South Africa.

Kolbe scored his 2nd effort aboriginal successful 2nd fractional earlier Manie Libbok’s penalty.

Damian Willemse powered implicit the enactment to widen the Springboks’ pb pursuing a mediocre New Zealand line-out, and Kwagga Smith, Snyman and Andre Esterhuizen added further tries.

“That’s a pugnacious 1 to swallow,” said New Zealand skipper Scott Barrett.

“The Springboks surely showed up and took a existent betterment from past week, and we conscionable didn’t adjust. There’s a batch of areas wherever we tin get better.”

In the remaining 2 rounds South Africa play Argentina and New Zealand instrumentality connected Australia.

“We’ve got the close to combat for the Rugby Championship,” said Kolisi. “It’s unfastened present and that’s what matters to us.”