Winger Bryan Habana has a glorious chance to end his 15-month try drought and become South Africa's all-time leading try scorer when the holders take on neighbours Namibia.
World Cup / 1st Round
North Harbour Stadium / 22.09.2011
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FULL-TIME! South Africa remain firmly on course to top Pool D at the World Cup after a commanding 87-0 victory over minnows Namibia at North Harbour Stadium in Albany.
80'
SA 87-0 NAM - Pienaar adds another conversion.
79'
SA 85-0 NAM - A second try for the impressive Hougaard caps the evening. He dashes from the back of the scrum, hands off the referee, then sidesteps the full-back and dives over the line.
78'
It beats South Africa 72-6 Uruguay from Perth in 2003.
77'
This is a record World Cup win for the Springboks.
76'
SA 80-0 NAM - Pienaar adds the extras.
75'
SA 78-0 NAM - Smit blasts his way towards the line and Rossouw collects the offload for a try under the posts.
74'
Tendai Mtawarira, more commonly known as 'The Beast', outpaces Namibia scrum-half Eugene Jantjies.
73'
Willem Alberts named man of the match.
72'
Kotze's chip through but South Africa denied a consolation try as Hougaard gets there first.
71'
Ryan de la Harpe on for Eugene Jantjies.
70'
SA 73-0 NAM - Pienaar adds the extras.
69'
SA 71-0 NAM - South Africa scored 15 tries in the 105-13 victory over Namibia in 2007 and now they have 10 today as De Jongh powers over for his second try.
68'
SA 66-0 NAM - Pienaar now has six points in as many minutes.
67'
SA 64-0 NAM - Those changes have injected pace into their game and a ninth try arrives for the Boks as Hougaard dives over.
66'
Pienaar, de Jongh, Tendai Mtawarira and Fourie du Preez are the men who came on before that two-try burst with Morne Steyn, Habana, Steenkamp and Frans Steyn departing.
65'
SA 59-0 NAM - Ruan Pienaar adds another conversion.
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SA 57-0 NAM - A wonderful pass from John Smit off the left hand to Aplon who crashes over. South Africa running riot now.
63'
SA 52-0 NAM - Ruan Pienaar adds the conversion, moments after he also comes on.
62'
SA 50-0 NAM - Juan de Jongh scores with his first touch of the ball after a bustling run from Pierre Spies through two tackles.