South Africa close in on quarter-finals with bonus-point win over Tonga https://ift.tt/UEGRVon Daniel Gallan at the Stade de Marseille Pool B: South Africa 49-18 Tonga Josh Kriel scores bonus-point try early in second half South Africa’s World Cup title defence is back on track after a seven-try, bonus-point victory over Tonga who gave as good as they got in scoring three tries of their own. The five points collected in Marseille just about guarantees the Springboks’ passage to the quarter-finals. Barring an upset in the match involving Scotland and Ireland next week, Siya Kolisi’s men will meet France in Paris in a fortnight. It was Tonga who took the lead with an early William Havili penalty after sustained pressure at the breakdown. The Pacific islanders have been accused of being less than the sum of their parts at this tournament but they looked cohesive around the fringe and at the breakdown. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/VK0d1OY October 02, 2023 at 12:12AM

• Pool B: South Africa 49-18 Tonga
• Josh Kriel scores bonus-point try early in second half

South Africa’s World Cup title defence is back on track after a seven-try, bonus-point victory over Tonga who gave as good as they got in scoring three tries of their own. The five points collected in Marseille just about guarantees the Springboks’ passage to the quarter-finals. Barring an upset in the match involving Scotland and Ireland next week, Siya Kolisi’s men will meet France in Paris in a fortnight.

It was Tonga who took the lead with an early William Havili penalty after sustained pressure at the breakdown. The Pacific islanders have been accused of being less than the sum of their parts at this tournament but they looked cohesive around the fringe and at the breakdown.

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