Head coach Rassie Erasmus believes South Africa have a “chance” to win the World Cup after their emphatic victory over Canada. The Springboks were heavy favorites heading into Tuesday’s clash with the North Americans and outclassed their opponents with a seven-try blitz in the first half.
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach scored the fastest hat-trick in Rugby World Cup history, touching three times in the opening 20 minutes while Damian de Allende, S’busiso Nkosi, Warrick Gelant and Frans Steyn scored also scored five points before the break.
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Canada had Josh Larsen sent off for a foul after 36 minutes, but they scored early in the second half through Matt Heaton. However, it was as good as it got for the Canucks as Schalk Brits, Damian Willemse and Frans Malherbe scored tries for the Boks to take the score to 10 in total in a dominant 66-7 victory.
South Africa lost to New Zealand in their opening match in Japan and are expected to finish second in Pool B, but Erasmus sees no reason why they should not win the trophy. “The most important thing is we have to see who we face now in the quarter-finals and we won’t know until Sunday,” he told ITV. »
We’ll give the guys two days off and on Friday we’ll get back on the horse. “There are strong opponents but I think we have a good chance, like everyone else. There are so many good teams in this tournament, but yes, I think we have a chance.
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