South Africa crush Australia in Championship opener

World champions South Africa scored 5 tries arsenic they dismantled hosts Australia 33-7 successful nan opening crippled of this year's Rugby Championship.

Kurt-Lee Arendse scored 2 tries successful Brisbane arsenic South Africa equalled their biggest triumph against nan Wallabies connected Australian ungraded - a 38-12 triumph successful nan aforesaid metropolis successful 2013.

Tries from Siya Kolisi, Thomas du Toit and Arendse gave South Africa a 21-0 lead astatine half-time, pinch nan hosts reduced to 14 men for 10 minutes during nan first play erstwhile Andrew Kellaway was yellowish carded for a vulnerable tackle.

The Springboks extended their lead successful nan 2nd half erstwhile winger Arendse grabbed his 2nd effort while Kwagga Smith added South Africa's 5th 2 minutes later.

The Wallabies improved aft nan break but their onslaught made excessively galore errors and that relieved immoderate unit they managed to exert connected nan visitors.

Centre Hunter Paisami crossed for nan hosts 3 minutes from nan extremity aft South Africa were reduced to 13 men because of yellowish cards for hooker Malcolm Marx and flanker Marco van Staden.

"We said arsenic a group this is simply a large crippled for america to win, I americium proud of nan boys," said Springboks skipper Kolisi.

"When you are connected apical you person to make judge you return your opportunities and we mislaid a fewer line-outs successful cardinal areas. That is an area we request to improve."

Captain Allan Alaalatoa said nan conclusion was a sobering 1 for Australia, who hosts nan British and Irish Lions adjacent summer.

"You person to in installments South Africa, they showed up and put america nether pressure. We did not person nan shot for astir of nan first half," Alaalatoa said.

"It is simply a reliable learning for our group but we person to regather and spell again successful Perth adjacent week."

The teams meet again successful Perth connected 17 August.