Etzebeth red card mars South Africa demolition job as Wales slump to record home defeat

Springboks score 11 tries but Etzebeth sent off for eye gouge

RED CARD: South Africa's Eben Etzebeth leaves the field having received a red card. Picture: Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images

Autumn Nations Series: Wales 0 South African 73

Every bit as dispiriting as expected. Worse, was it pointless? Well, it certainly had more points to it than Wales would have liked. But, worse again, was it actively alienating? A record defeat, the first time since 1967 Wales have failed to score a point here, 11 tries conceded.