South Africa hands England a 58-10 record loss

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa scored seven tries Saturday to beat England 58-10 and record its biggest ever win over the touring side. Veteran fullback Percy Montgomery kicked a South African record 23 points at Vodacom Park Stadium, converting each try and adding three penalties as his team's forwards dominated a second-string England team. England had just Jonny Wilkinson and Jason Robinson available from its first-choice lineup, and had been further hit by injuries and illness. "We mustn't forget that England had a tough week with the virus that ran through their camp," South Africa captain John Smith said. "But I am very pleased that the stuff we were doing in training is coming through in tests." South Africa's first try came from England's lineout. Jean de Villiers slipped a good pass to Montgomery, who just had to get the ball to Ashwin Willemse for him to score in his first test since 2004. Wing Bryan Habana then latched on to a stray pass after England made a rare attack and ran from his own 22-meter line to outstrip the attempted cover from Robinson. South Africa showed a willingness to attack from deep and that led to a try for De Villiers. The inside center slipped between two forwards and broke free, wrongfooting the covering defenders to finish off a 60-meter run. England trailed 30-3 at halftime and managed to hold the rampant Springboks after the break, holding on to the ball for long periods and testing the defense around the fringes of the rucks. Their persistence paid off when replacement wing James Simpson-Daniel scored in the corner and Wilkinson converted. The Springboks seemed galvanized and open-side flanker Schalk Burger, a key players with his tireless tackling and ability to turn the ball over in the tackle, scored a 70th-minute try at the end of a prolonged forward pounding of England's line. Wilkinson exited then after a clash of heads with a teammate in attempting to hold out Burger, and his missing experience immediately gave the Springboks another boost. Ruan Pienaar fielded a poor kick ahead by Toby Flood and sliced through to set Francois Steyn free to score near the posts. Montgomery then kicked ahead and Habana won the race to the touchdown under Robinson's nose. Replacement prop C.J. van der Linde rounded off a free-flowing South Africa attack with a try on the stroke of full-time, with the conversion completing the scoring. "We're bitterly disappointed, because we know we're a better team than that." Robinson said. "But you can't give away 30 points in the first half."

Now that fucking hurt.

ouch