South Africa have thrashed Romania 76-0 to safe a bonus level win in Bordeaux and mirror the ominous type proven by pool B leaders Eire within the event’s hardest group.
Regardless of 14 modifications from the win versus Scotland of their opener, the Springboks have been cruel towards Romania, racking up the bonus level inside 20 minutes of Sunday’s (Monday AEST) conflict.
After lacking out on a bonus level in that first match, South Africa’s objective was to attain as many tries as potential to maintain up with Eire they usually ran in a dozen with scores for Cobus Reinach (3), Makazole Mapimpi (3), Damian Willemse, Dean Fourie, Grant Williams (2) and Willie Le Roux in addition to a penalty strive.
Few groups in World Cup historical past have had harder opening fixtures than Romania after they confronted an Eire facet on a 13-game successful streak, finally shedding 82-8, and now the world champions however they give the impression of being a shadow of the facet that posed an actual menace within the Nineties.
