Springboks put Namibia to the sword

Fullback Percy Montgomery scored a South African test record of 35 points as the Springboks romped to a 105-13 win over Namibia…

Fullback Percy Montgomery scored a South African test record of 35 points as the Springboks romped to a 105-13 win over Namibia in a World Cup warm-up match at Newlands.

Montgomery, playing his last test in South Africa, surpassed the previous record of 34, scored by Jannie de Beer against England in the 1999 World Cup quarter-final in Paris.

He scored a try, kicked 12 conversions and added two penalties to take his career test tally to 756.

Flanks Juan Smith and Schalk Burger both scored a hat-trick of tries as the home team ran in 15.

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South Africa lost skipper John Smit to a strained hamstring a few hours before kickoff so Gary Botha came in as hooker, with Bismarck du Plessis promoted to the bench. Lock Victor Matfield was given the captain's armband.

The Springboks simply overpowered their southern African rivals after Namibia scored the opening try of the match from a 65-metre intercept by wing Bradley Langenhoven.