The Blitzboks secured their place within the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Sevens despite shedding each their video games on Saturday by small margins.
Uruguay’s beautiful victory over Great Britain assisted the South Africans to progress.
Blitzboks survive Hong Kong horror present
Thanks to a greater factors’ distinction, the Blitzboks completed second of their pool and face Fiji, current winners of Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, within the quarter-final on Sunday, with kick-off scheduled for 05:50 SA time.
After their disappointing defeat towards Great Britain earlier on Saturday, the Blitzboks had a greater begin this time when Ronald Brown confirmed some nice stepping to attain from a transfer that began with an excellent turnover received by Shilton van Wyk, and a minute later Impi Visser scored their second attempt from an intercept to make it 12-0 after 5 minutes.
France hit again
Try machine Aaron Grandidier went over to make it 12-7, however the Blitzboks hit again with a powerful attempt by Selvyn Davids after the hooter had sounded, coming from a robust run within the midfield by JC Pretorius to make the half-time rating 17-7.
France drew first blood within the second-half when Leraitre Paul went over from the restart, with the conversion closing the hole to simply three factors at 17-14.
Grandidier gave France the lead with their third attempt after a breathless interval of play throughout which possession modified palms just a few occasions, with Davids denied by the bounce of the ball.
The Blitzboks then virtually obtained the match-winner, however Christie Grobbelaar was stopped brief, France received again the ball on the ruck and cleared into the dead-ball space to seal the victory.
Scorers: Blitzboks vs France
Springbok Sevens 17 (17) – Tries: Ronald Brown, Impi Visser, Selvyn Davids. Conversion: Brown.
France 19 (7) – Tries: Aaron Grandidier (2), Leraitre Paul. Conversions: Marius Domon (2).
Another slim loss for Blitzboks
The Springbok Sevens workforce rallied late towards Great Britain on the Hong Kong Stadium, however suffered an in depth 12-10 defeat of their second Pool B match on Saturday.
Their UK opponents had the higher assault within the first half and scored the opening attempt 4 minutes in when Jamie Barden crashed over within the nook. At that stage, the South Africans have been too lateral on assault, permitting their opponents to cease their runs.
A promising assault turned bitter as Selvyn Davids dropped a move, Barden kicked forward and from the ensuing play and scored the attempt.
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Fractured
The second half noticed a greater effort on assault, however the Blitzboks have been too particular person in nature but once more. The Great Britain defence held agency and when Ryan Oosthuizen knocked the ball on throughout a promising transfer, Max McFarland ran 80m to attain beneath the sticks, giving his facet a 12-0 lead with 4 minutes to play.
JC Pretorius lastly discovered some house on the surface and went over within the nook to offer the Blitzboks a glimmer of hope after 12 minutes.
Oosthuizen, now instrumental on assault, benefitted from a robust Pretorius run to attain within the reverse nook a minute later, however once more the conversion went extensive. The remaining seconds have been performed out by Great Britain, they usually sealed their first win.
Scorers: Blitzboks vs Great Britain
Springbok Sevens 10 (0) – Tries: JC Pretorius, Ryan Oosthuizen.
Great Britain 12 (5) – Tries: Jamie Barden, Max McFarland. Conversion: Freddie Roddick.
Additional reporting from SA Rugby
