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Rugby: Springboks romp to 33-7 win in Australia

19:14 pm on 10 August 2024

Dylan Pietsch of the Wallabies is tackled during The Rugby Championship match between Australia Wallabies and South Africa Springboks at Suncorp Stadium on August 10, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. Photo: Matt Roberts / Getty Images

Winger Kurt-Lee Arendse scored two tries as South Africa matched their biggest win over the Wallabies on Australian soil with a 33-7 victory over their error-strewn hosts in the Rugby Championship opener in Brisbane on Saturday.

The world champions have added New Zealand attack coach Tony Brown to their technical team in a bid to instil a more ball-in-hand style and it was on full display as they ran in five tries with Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Kwagga Smith also crossing for scores.

An inexperienced Australia battled to get a foothold in the game and were dominated in the scrum and at the breakdown as they succumbed to a first defeat under new coach Joe Schmidt.

They did manage a late try through centre Hunter Paisami after the visitors had been reduced to 13 players via yellow cards.

It leaves plenty of food for thought for Schmidt ahead of a second Rugby Championship meeting between the sides in Perth next Saturday after the Springboks matched their record 38-12 success in Brisbane in 2013.

- Reuters