{"id":62500,"date":"2025-11-30T18:21:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T18:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/south-africa-humiliates-wales-in-record-73-0-win-in-cardiff"},"modified":"2025-11-30T19:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T19:14:40","slug":"south-africa-humiliates-wales-in-record-73-0-win-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/south-africa-humiliates-wales-in-record-73-0-win-in-cardiff","title":{"rendered":"South Africa humiliates Wales in record 73-0 win in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span><b>World champions South Africa humiliated Wales on Saturday inflicting a record 73-0 defeat on their hosts.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It was the Springboks&#8217; 13th win in 15 games this season and the most points the team has scored under coach Rassie Erasmus&#8217; guidance against Wales.<\/p>\n<p>For Wales, it was their heaviest ever home defeat as they were kept scoreless in Cardiff for the first time in decades.<\/p>\n<p>The team barely got their hands on the ball for much of the game while the Springboks scored 11 tries.<\/p>\n<p>However, the match was marred minutes from full time as Springbok lock, Eben Etzebeth, was sent off with a permanent red card for an eye gouge on.<\/p>\n<p>He will now have to face a disciplinary committee with a minimum 12 week-ban from the game.<\/p>\n<p>Etzebeth is the third South Africa lock shown a straight red card in November. Speaking after the match, Erasmus said it did not \u201clook good\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was a justified red card. I\u2019m not sure if it was provoked, but that\u2019s not the way we want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The four-time Rugby World Cup winners are finishing the season as the top team in world rankings. The draw for the 2027 tournament takes place on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. World champions South Africa humiliated Wales on Saturday inflicting a record 73-0 defeat on their hosts. It was the Springboks&#8217; 13th win in 15 games this season and the most points the team has scored under coach Rassie Erasmus&#8217; guidance against Wales. 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