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| ** Twelve-try Springboks run riot  John Smit of South Africa passes the ball during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between South Africa and Namibia at North Harbour Stadium on September 22, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. ( September 21, 2011 - Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images AsiaPac) **South Africa cruised to an emphatic 87-0 World Cup Pool D win over Namibia on Thursday. The Namibian scrum was under the cosh from the start, meaning South Africa's backs had plenty of quality ball and the men in green and gold raced to a 31-0 lead at the break * It was one-way traffic in the last quarter with seven tries being scored in the last twenty minutes. Morne Steyn, and his replacement Ruan Pienaar, made sure that no points were left behind as they slotted all thirteen of their kicks at goal. Man of the match: Hard to pick a single player because the Boks dominated all over the park. The official award went to Willem Alberts, who didn't score but left plenty of Namibians bruised. We'll go for Francois Hougaard however. Something always seems to happen when he has the ball in hand as illustrated by his two tries. http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_7193551,00.html ** next test: 9-26 Namibia v Wales New Plymouth * 9-30SA v Samoa Auckland **** |
