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Springboks beat feisty Tonga 49-18 to close in on quarters

MARSEILLE, France – Defending champions South Africa scored seven tries and moved a step closer to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a bruising 49-18 victory over impressive Tonga in their Pool B clash on Sunday. Many of the 60,387 in the crowd were rooting for the Pacific Islanders, but while Tonga put on a

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Five takeaways from Boks’ 49-18 win against Tonga

From the Boks taking Tonga’s big hits to the very satisfying performances of the team’s two flyhalves, Handre Pollard and Manie Libbok. The Springboks managed to defeat Tonga 49-18 in their final Rugby World Cup Pool B encounter in Marseille on Sunday night. The Boks ran in seven tries courtesy of Cobus Reinach, Canan Moodie,

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Springbok player ratings from win against Tonga

Deon Fourie was the standout player in the 49-18 win in Marseille. The Springboks registered a 49-18 win against Tonga in a Rugby World Cup match in Marseille on Sunday. The Boks scored seven converted tries to just about book their place in the quarter-finals. The Boks’ pool stage play is now over following wins

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Stick insists that Boks’ only focus is on Tonga

“We need to win this game, so we cannot even talk about the playoff stages now.” Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick brushed aside all talk of a possible Rugby World Cup quarter-final spot at the team’s media briefing on Saturday. Stick insists their sole focus was defeating Tonga on Sunday and trying to earn a

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Bok boss explains reason for 5-3 bench split against Tonga

The Boks reverting back to the 5-3 bench split used by most teams around the world is an interesting decision. The Springboks have opted to go for their lesser used 5-3 split of forwards to backs on their bench to lessen the pressure on returning flyhalf Handre Pollard and ease him back into international rugby

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The underwater eruption of the Tonga volcano was tantamount to the largest natural explosion in more than a CENTURY

Tonga The volcanic eruption in January 2022 was more powerful than the largest in the history of a nuclear explosion in the United States, scientists have confirmed. Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific, has ejected 20,000 Olympic swimming pools into the stratosphere. It caused a magnitude of 7.4. earthquakesending tsunami waves

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