South Africa secured a bonus-point 49-18 win over Tonga that put it on the verge of the quarterfinals on Sunday, and a successful return to action for flyhalf Handre Pollard added up to a solid day out for the defending champion at the Rugby World Cup.
Oct 01, 2023 at 07:01 PM ET
Pollard, who was called up to the World Cup late as an injury replacement and called in for his first test in more than a year, converted the first four tries for a 100% night with the boot before he was replaced after 50 minutes. Manie Libbok came on for Pollard and kicked three from three conversions to ensure that, apart from the crucial victory, South Africa also went some way to putting right the goal-kicking problems that were evident in a 13-8 defeat to Ireland in its last outing.
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach set South Africa on its way in Marseille with a quick tap and try that caught the Tongan defense snoozing in the fifth minute. Center Canan Moodie benefited from a lucky bounce off Springboks prop Vincent Koch's shoulder for the second, all after Tonga had camped in South Africa's 22 for much of the first 20 minutes.
“We knew they weren’t just going to lay down and give it to us," Siya Kolisi said after his 50th test as Springboks captain."We made a couple of mistakes but we fought to the end. Really proud of the guys’ effort.”
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