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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Gallan at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux

South Africa 76-0 Romania: Rugby World Cup 2023 – as it happened

South Africa's Damian Willemse scores a try.
South Africa's Damian Willemse scores a try. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

With that I’ll bid adieu as I have to dash to make the post-match pressers.

Keep an eye out for the report from the wires.

Thanks for joining me for that one-sided affair. Still, I enjoyed it. Hopefully enough Romanians did as well.

Til next time…

Finally, Jacques Nienaber, the Boks boss:

I thought, especially the couple of things we tried, the three different hookers, they got some exposure, Faf got some exposure at 10. A lot of the things we wanted to get out of the game, we got out of the game.

This team has always been proud on defence. So extremely happy.

We must enjoy [the win]. Rugby is something we enjoy and love. But knowing it’s a six day turnaround [before Ireland] it will be a controlled enjoyment.

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