Blitzboks book place in Cape Town Sevens semifinal against Samoa: The weather in Cape Town took a turn for the worse on Saturday night with swirling wind and intermittent rain but the Blitzboks were not affected as they defeated Great Britain 21-14 in…
The Blitzboks, who exacted revenge having been previously defeated by Great Britain, started slowly in the first half and were undermined by five handling errors.
Great Britain put the Blitzboks under pressure at ruck time and the home side had to work hard for their victory. Ryan Oosthuizen backed himself in his 35th tournament to score a long-range try after a neat step and impressive turn of pace. However, Great Britain were in no mood to lie down and hit back shortly after with a converted try from Morgan Williams, who produced the swan dive.In the second half, Ricardo Duarttee opened the scoring with an inside-out step that led to a well-worked solo try.
In the injury-enforced absence of regular playmakers Selwyn Davids and Ronald Brown, Duarttee is playing in the pivotal sweeper role and seems to be relishing the added responsibility.
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