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28 January 10:18
Blitzboks finish fifth in Perth with French win
The Blitzboks finished fifth in the Perth SVNS after clinching a win against France at HPF Park on Sunday.
South Africa won 24-5 despite leading 12-0 at half-time.
It was a dominant performance from the Blitzboks as they scored four tries through Shilton van Wyk, Tristan Leyds, Selvyn Davids and Donovan Don.
The Blitzboks were knocked out of the Perth SVNS after suffering a 14-12 defeat to Fiji in their Cup quarter-final encounter.Scores:
Fiji
Try: Esteban Capilla
South Africa
Tries: Shilton van Wyk, Tristan Leyds, Selvyn Davids, Donovan Don
Conversion: Ricardo Duarttee, Leyds
27 January 13:52
Blitzboks knocked out, lose to Fiji in Cup quarter-finals
The Blitzboks were knocked out of the Perth SVNS after suffering a defeat to Fiji in their Cup quarter-final encounter at HPF Park on Saturday.
South Africa lost 14-12 despite leading 5-0 at half-time.
Ryan Oosthuizen opened the scoring in the corner and things were looking up with the Blitzboks leading 5-0 at the break.
However, the Fijians came back swinging as they scored two converted tries in the second stanza to progress to the Cup semi-finals.
South Africa will now face France in the fifth-placed semi-final at 09:24 on Sunday.
Scores:
Fiji
Tries: Terio Tamani, Ropate Rere
Conversions: Tamani (2)
South Africa
Tries: Ryan Oosthuizen, Tristan Leyds
Conversion: Leyds
27 January 07:34
Blitzboks outclassed by Argentina in final pool game, into Cup quarters
The Blitzboks went onto lose their final Pool A encounter against Argentina but booked their place in the Cup quarter-final at the Perth SVNS on Saturday morning.
South Africa lost 19-5 after trailing by 14-5 at half-time.
It was an encouraging start for the Springboks Sevens side as Quewin Nortje scored the opening try but soon it went downhill for South Africa.
Argentina's Joaquin Pellandini was superb as he scored their opening try and converted two tries to hand them the lead.
South Africa couldn't catch up and went onto finish second in Pool A behind Argentina. Both teams have progressed to the Cup quarter-finals with South Africa's opponents still to be decided with the game kicking off at 13:00 SA time.
Scorers:
Argentina
Tries: Joaquin Pellandini, Rodrigo Isgro, Marcos Moneta
Conversions: Pellandini (2)
South Africa
Try: Quewin Nortje
26 January 12:41
Blitzboks survive Spain scare, make it two from two
The Blitzboks made it two wins from two at the Perth SVNS on Friday, beating Spain ??-?? in a match that all but secures their progression to the Cup knockouts.
The South Africans had beaten Canada earlier in the day and will now play their final Pool A fixture against Argentina t 06:38 (SA time) on Sunday.
As was the case in their opener against Canada, the Blitzboks found themselves on the back foot early on after conceding a second-minute try to Spain.
Again, they recovered well and scores through Ronald Brown and Quein Nortje saw them go into half-time 14-7 up.
A Selvyn Davids try shortly after the restart gave the Blitzboks some breathing room at 21-7.
They would need it, too, because with just two minutes left Spain hit back through Anton Legoburu Anso.
Trailing 21-14 heading into the final minute, Spain came agonisingly close to scoring a third try but gave away a penalty on the ground with the last play of the game.
26 January 11:40
Blitzboks off to winning start at Perth SVNS
The Blitzboks cruised to a 24-7 victory over Canada at the Perth SVNS on Friday morning with Tristan Leyds bagging his first try for the side on debut.
The South Africans had been shocked into an early 7-0 deficit but bounced back well, going into half-time with a 10-7 lead.
Selvyn Davids scored two tries while Quewin Nortje scored one, leaving the Blitzboks with four in total.
South Africa are in action again at 12:22 (SA time) on Friday when they take on Spain.
