Dominant South Africa crush Australia as Rugby Championship begins

World champions South Africa scored five tries to one as they crushed Australia 33-7 in the opening match of the Rugby Championship in Brisbane on Saturday. After leading 21-0 at half-time with three converted tries, they crossed twice more in the second period as the Wallabies ran out of steam in the face of a fierce South African assault. The only Australia try came late in the match when the Springboks were reduced to 13 men following yellow cards to Malcolm Marx and Marco van Staden. It was the Springboks’...