Wizarding Springboks blank Italy innie Baai to sweep the series 2-0

DOCTOR Rassie Erasmus and his Springboks pulled out all the stops to entertain the crowd in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium after klapping Italy 45-0 in the second Test in Gqeberha for a 2-0 series sweep.

- BY LEIGHTON KOOPMAN

Not even a flopped kickoff to force a scrum on halfway at the start of the game or No.8 Jasper Wiese’s 21st-minute red card for a kopskoot could spoil the trickery the world champions dished up in front of a capacity crowd.

Caught

The action started at the kickoff already, where a pre-worked-out short kick from flyhalf Manie Libbok caught everyone off guard, even the Italians. Unfortunately, an early engagement didn't result in a full scrum and an opportunity for the Bok machine to lay the marker at that scrum.