South Africa showcased their prowess by securing a commanding 49-18 victory over Tonga in Marseille on Sunday.
South Africa all but sealed a spot in thequarter-finals with a 49-18 victory over Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, although there is a slim mathematical chance they still might not even make the knock-out phases.
“The key thing for us was to get the win first and then to get a bonus point and then obviously to try to get as many points as we could to put ourselves in the position to get out of our pool.” “He got some time in against a proper Tonga side. I think he will get better. He was solid. The fundamentals we wanted him to tick the boxes of, he ticked them.”
Tonga coach Toutai Kefu said he was proud of his team’s performance after disappointing opening losses to Ireland and Scotland .
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