The Springboks are making the country proud at the 2020 Rugby World Cup in Japan, beating Canada and advancing to the quarter-finals of the popular sports competition.
The team went from strength to strength in the rugby match in Kobe, Japan on October 8, raking up an impressive seven first-half tries to give them a 47-0 score by half-time. Cobus Reinach scored the earliest hat-trick in a Rugby World Cup match, beating Chris Latham’s 2003 record.
The Springbok team scored a 66-7 victory over Canada in their final Pool B match. The team is now through to the quarter-finals which will kick off on Saturday, October 19. Fixtures are not announced yet.
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?? 6⃣6⃣ – ? De Allende, Nkosi, Reinach 3, Gelant, Steyn, Brits, Willemse, Malherbe | ? Jantjies 8
?? 7⃣ – ? Heaton | ? Nelson #StrongerTogether #RWC2019 #RSAvCAN pic.twitter.com/XTSMLWmN10— Springboks (@Springboks) October 8, 2019
1⃣0⃣ tries
5⃣ points in the bag
? Quarterfinal here we come? https://t.co/xA2dqMbwxl pic.twitter.com/D6WjTaqn7h
— Springboks (@Springboks) October 8, 2019
Committed. #RWC2019 #RSAvCAN pic.twitter.com/4IfxhbdHw7
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) October 8, 2019
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