Unbeaten Blitzboks book semi-final spot in LA

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).