Folau wows as Waratahs notch up record win Israel Folau scored a try and set up another within the opening five minutes. PORT ELIZABETH: An astonishing 11-tries-to-one gutting of Super Rugby newcomers the Southern Kings will ensure a warm welcome home for the Waratahs this week and replay rapture for their fans. The 72-10 scoreline produced the biggest winning margin for the Waratahs in Super Rugby eclipsing the 73-12 victory over the Lions in Sydney in 2010. NSW delivered an ashen-faced Kings outfit the worst defeat of their debut season with the most intense and accurate attacking display the visitors have produced all year. Coach Michael Cheika will be delighted the side finally tapped into their ruthless streak to make the Kings pay for their amateur-hour defence from the first minute to the last. But he will also be keeping his players' egos firmly in check heading into the Waratahs' home game against the Stormers next Saturday. While the scoreline suggests razzle-dazzle rugby, there were times the Waratahs put in the hard graft, working through phases before wearing down the Kings defence. But there were more instances of threaten-and-the-Kings-shall-cower with the home side's paper thin defence at times liable to blow away in a notorious Port Elizabeth stiff breeze. And threaten they did. NSW backs Israel Folau, Cam Crawford and Peter Betham weaved past off-the-pace opponents to score six tries between them, while the likes of five-eighth Bernard Foley and openside flanker Michael Hooper did their bit to carve up the Kings' soft middle. Before Kings fans could power through their first boerworst roll at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium the Waratahs had notched a four-try bonus point, their first of the season. There were seven more tries to come in a scintillating display of running rugby that went for the most part unchallenged. Eastern Cape winger Sergeal Petersen scored the Kings only try of the match from an intercept in a strong individual performance but repeatedly found himself isolated when he made a break. The Waratahs, in contrast, left no man alone. Second half tries to captain Dave Dennis, Betham, Volavola and Kingston came from fine support play more so than individual brilliance. However, in the first half it was Folau who struck first, touching the ball twice and slicing straight through a napping defence before support from wingers Betham and Crawford led to the latter touching down with barely a minute gone. Folau was there or thereabouts in almost all of the Waratahs attacking efforts, making metres before passing to players in support, and on one occasion, finishing the job himself. The fullback scored five minutes into the game, skipping past several defenders to touch down. Further tries to Kane Douglas, Hooper, Betham and Crawford again gave the Waratahs an unassailable halftime lead of 46-10. The scoreline could have been greater had Brendan McKibbin found his kicking range with the halfback missing four of seven kicks for goal but the No.9 was outstanding around the ruck, ceaselessly providing his teammates with fast, clean ball. The Kings put in an improved performance in both attack and defence in the second half but the Waratahs had tasted blood and took another four tries. It is not a result that should be overblown but it does indicate a developing ruthlessness in the Waratahs' mindset that Cheika has long searched for. The squad flies home on Sunday with an even five-five win-loss record and face a short turnaround before meeting the Stormers on Saturday. NSW WARATAHS 72 (Cam Crawford 3, Peter Betham 2, Dave Dennis, Kane Douglas, Israel Folau, Michael Hooper, Tom Kingston, Ben Volavola tries Brendan McKibbin 5, Matt Lucas 2 cons McKibbin pen) bt SOUTHERN KINGS 10 (Sergeal Petersen try Demetri Catrakilis con pen) at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Referee: Jonathan Kaplan.