Palesa Manaleng4 May 2025 | 12:08

Unbeaten Blitzboks book semi-final spot in LA

In the semi-finals, they face New Zealand, who tied with Australia on seven points in Pool B, but advanced due to superior points difference.

Unbeaten Blitzboks book semi-final spot in LA

The Blitzboks qualified for the playoffs of the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles with victories over France, Great Britain and Argentina in pool A. Picture: @Blitzboks/X.

JOHANNESBURG –  The Blitzboks qualified for the playoffs of the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Los Angeles with victories over France, Great Britain and Argentina in pool A.

In the semi-finals, they face New Zealand, who tied with Australia on seven points in Pool B but advanced due to superior points difference.

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The Blitzboks' semi-final against New Zealand is at 22h46 (SA time) on Sunday evening, shortly after Spain and Argentina face off at 22h24 for a place in the final.

Philip Snyman’s charges kicked off the tournament at Dignity Health Sports Park with a 19-10 win against France, followed by wins against Great Britain (12-7) and SVNS league winners Argentina (29-21) on day 1 of the tournament.

Scorers:

South Africa 19 (7) France 10 (10)
SA - Tries: Selwyn Davids, Shilton van Wyk, Zain Davids. Conversions: Ronald Brown, Ricardo Duarttee.
France - Tries: Varian Pasquet, Simon Désert.

South Africa 12 (12), Great Britain 7 (7)
SA - Tries: Ronald Brown, Shilton van Wyk. Conversion: Brown.
GB - Try: Freddie Roddick. Conversion: Matt Davidson.

South Africa 29 (14), Argentina 21 (14)
SA - Tries: Ronald Brown, Ryan Oosthuizen, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Shilton van Wyk, Selvyn Davids. Conversions; Ricardo Duarttee (2).
Arg - Tries: Matteo Graziano, German Schulz, Santino Zangara. Conversions: Santiago Vera Feld (3).