Shell-shocked Springboks need to rebound and quickly - coach


Rugby Union - Championship - New Zealand All Blacks vs South Africa Springboks - Auckland, New Zealand - September 16, 2017 South African team react after their loss to New Zealand. REUTERS/Nigel Marple

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - A shell-shocked Springboks side have no choice but to pick themselves up for their final two Rugby Championship matches in South Africa after they were thumped 57-0 by New Zealand on Saturday, coach Allister Coetzee said.

The world champions ran in eight tries at North Harbour Stadium, with Beauden Barrett converting seven and adding a penalty as the All Blacks emphatically took control of the southern hemisphere competition.

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