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Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach scored his second Rugby World Cup try scoring hattrick as the Springboks predictably outplayed Romania 76-0 in their Pool B match in Bordeaux yesterday.
Makazole Mapimpi joined Reinach in notching a hattrick later in the game but it was Reinach’s early tries that set the tone for the South Africans. Flyhalf Damian Willemse also built some confidence in the position by scoring a try in addition to kicking five conversions before Faf de Klerk came on in the pivot position in the second half.
In all the reigning World Cup champions scored 12 tries and a penalty try as they made sure of the bonus point win and wide winning margin that keeps them in touch with early Pool B leaders Ireland, who they meet in what should be a titanic clash between the current top two teams on the World Rugby rankings list next Saturday. The Boks led 33-0 at halftime.
Reinach set a record by scoring three tries against Canada in Kobe in the 2019 World Cup and was on line to break his own mark when he went over for two tries after just eight minutes. The record set four years ago was three tries in 20 minutes, so he had 12 minutes to score again. — SuperSport.
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