The Springboks temporarily wield the scepter in Group B of the Rugby World Cup tournament in France after beating Tonga mat 49 – 18 in Marseille.
The South Africans scored seven tries in their performance and players such as Handré Pollard and Deon Fourie excelled with their performances.
Even with the Springboks not at their best, they still won the game with 31 points and a bonus point.
If Scotland are to spoil the Bucks’ quarter-final party, they will need to beat Ireland by around 21 points at the Stade de France.
- Weekend results:
New Zealand 96 – 17 Italy
Argentina 59 – 5 Chile
Fiji 17 – 12 Georgia
Scotland 84 – 0 Romania
Australia 34 – 14 Portugal
South Africa 49 – 18 Tonga
- Scoring:
Group A:
- France: 13 points after three games
- New Zealand: 10 points after three games
- Italy: 10 points after three games
- Uruguay: 5 points after three games
- Namibia: no points after four games
Group B:
- South Africa: 15 points after four games with a points difference of +117
- Ireland: 14 points after three games with a point difference of +122
- Scotland: 10 points after three games with a point difference of +97
- Tonga: no points after three matches with a point difference of -102
- Romania: no points after three games with a point difference of -234
Group C:
- Wales: 14 points after three games
- Australia: 11 points after four matches
- Fiji: 10 points after three games
- Georgia: 3 points after three games
- Portugal: 2 points after three matches
Group D:
- England: 14 points after three games
- Argentina: 9 points after three matches
- Japan: 9 points after three matches
- Samoa: 6 points after three matches
- Chile: no points after four games
Click here to see the fixtures for the upcoming week.
