Saturday, July 15, 2006

Springboks face biggest loss in 85 years



By Megan Hartogh

The Springboks lost their opening Tri-Nations match 49-0 against the Wallabies on Saturday afternoon. The win marks Australia’s comeback after their 32-12 loss against New Zealand last week. By the end of the first half, Australia was leading 30-0, with tries by Jeremy Paul, Greg Holmes and Matt Giteau. Giteau also scored in the second half, with Mark Chisholm and Chris Latham adding to the demolition of the Springboks. The Wallabies win on Saturday is their biggest over the Springboks in 85 years.


Pictures: www.sarugbyshop.co.za (Springbok logo)
www.rugby.com (Wallabies log)

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