South Africa united to completely outclass a demoralised English team 36-0 in paris. The buildup for the Boks was disrupted with the Schalk Burger citing, but the country for the first time since the magic of 1995, have united around the team. From politicians to administrators to the people in the street, the people of South Africa have made their voice heard and the players have certainly been bouyed by the support. It makes a massive difference to have a country united as opposed to a divided team surrounded by controversy and fractions as we have had in the past.

The coaching team also did their homework and the Boks played a superbly structured game for 80 minutes, that blew the english apart. And then we simply relied on a few pieces of magic to score some tries. Fourie Du Preez was magnificent in this regard, having a hand in all the tries. And we even butchered at least 2 tries otherwise the damage could have been much worse.

The Springbok defence was also magnificent, and the discipline at the breakdown mean that the Poms could not get any momentum. The sight of the english cpatain demoralised after a record defeat and left speechless was priceless. The Poms now have a crunch game against Samoa, and at the moment that looks 50-50. Whoever wants the second quarter final spot has it up for grabs.

The Boks can now get over their last 2 pool games with a virtual second string side as our top team can start preparing for the quarter finals in what should be a reasonably easy passage into the final.

South Africa 36: Tries: Juan Smith, JP Pietersen 2. Conversions: Percy Montgomery 3. Penalties: Francois Steyn, Montgomery 4.
England 0: