DURBAN, South Africa (AP) 鈥� South Africa put down Wales 43-0 and was three for three in Nations Championship rugby on Saturday.
The Springboks struggled to reflect their utter domination on the scoreboard and ought to have doubled their seven actual tries by seven different scorers.
A team of 10 changes with four debutants following the 42-28 win over Scotland looked slick at times but was frequently undone by knock-ons, forced and unforced.
But even ragged with a slippery ball, the Springboks still blanked Wales in successive matches for the first time since the first two matches in this rivalry, in 1906 and 1912.
Wales was stronger than the all-local team that was thrashed 73-0 by South Africa in Cardiff last November, and still outclassed. Wales hasn’t scored a point against South Africa in more than 2 1/2 hours.
Only South Africa and New Zealand are unbeaten after the southern hemisphere leg of the new Nations Championship. The tournament moves to a conclusion in Europe in November.
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