South Africa captain Siya Kolisi warned the "hard work starts now" after the reigning champions completed their World Cup preparations with a 35-7 win over 14-man New Zealand at Twickenham on Friday, the All Blacks' heaviest defeat of all time.As it happened | Springboks 35-7 All BlacksThe Springboks ran in five tries, Kolisi leading the way before wing Kurt-Lee Arendse, hooker Malcolm Marx and replacements Bongi Mbonambi and Kwagga Smith all went over.Fly-half Manie Libbok converted the lot as the Springboks easily topped their previous largest winning margin over their arch-rivals and fellow three-time men's World Cup winners, achieved in a 17-0 win back in 1928.
It was also an ideal way for South Africa to serve notice of their intentions ahead of a title defence they start against Scotland in Marseille on September 10.Kolisi, who returned to action following a partial tear of his anterior cruciate ligament in April during last weekend's 52-16 rout of Wales in Cardiff, was delighted by the support his side received from a capacity crowd of nearly 82,000 at English rugby's headquarters."To see so many beautiful South Africans here, I can't tell you how proud I am," said the Springboks 2019 World Cup-winning skipper. "We knew we had to start up front with the forwards.
Our backs are special. We had to concentrate hard."The 32-year-old flanker added: "Proud of the boys, but we know the hard work starts now.
We have to go and defend the World Cup in France." READ | Coach calls for calm after perfect Springbok day: 'No World Cup points for this' South Africa were caught cold when they last played New Zealand in July, with the All Blacks racing into an early 17-0 lead before winning 35-20 in Auckland.But it was a different