The Springbok Sevens workforce – the one unbeaten aspect left within the males’s competitors on the HSBC Cape City Sevens – safely certified for the semi-finals on the Cape City Stadium with a 21-14 quarter-final win over Nice Britain.

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The Blitzboks took revenge for final weekend’s pool defeat to the British aspect in Dubai, though they ended up successful the desert event, which implies Saturday’s last-eight win was their ninth consecutive within the final fortnight.

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The Blitzboks drew first blood when Ryan Oosthuizen scored within the fifth minute from a ruck turnover earlier than they despatched the ball large, with the massive ahead racing 50m downfield for the attempt underneath the uprights.

Nonetheless, Nice Britain hit again after the buzzer, exploiting a few missed tackles with Morgan Williams’ transformed attempt levelling the scores on the break.

Ricardo Duarttee restored the Blitzboks’ seven level lead with a terrific step and acceleration to attain underneath the posts, including his second conversion to make it 14-7 with 5 minutes to go.

However prefer it occurred within the first half, the British quickly hit again, once more slipping previous a South African defender out large for a transformed attempt to Femi Sofolarin with three minutes left on the clock.

Dalvon Blood then made it 21-14 for the Blitzboks with a terrific check out large – brilliantly transformed by Duarttee – after JC Pretorius and later Zain Davids made good floor with sturdy runs.

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Scorers:

Springbok Sevens 21 (7) – Tries: Ryan Oosthuizen, Ricardo Duarttee, Dalvon Blood. Conversions: Duarttee (3).

Nice Britain 14 (7) – Tries: Morgan Williams, Femi Sofolarin. Conversions: Tom Emery (2)

The Springbok Girls’s Sevens group fought valiantly of their ultimate pool match on the Cape City Sevens, however in the end went on to undergo a 17-14 defeat towards Spain.

Rights Mkhari scored twice for the Springbok Girls’s Sevens aspect as they got here near recording an elusive win, however in the long run Spain snuck by with two tries within the ultimate two minutes.

Moments after Nadine Roos was denied by the TMO, Mkhari bought the Springbok Girls’s Sevens first attempt from a turnover on the Spanish tryline.

At that stage, the Bok Girls had been enjoying fantastically, however Spain fought their method again into the sport and Eva Aguirre Diaz scored the equaliser shortly earlier than the break, at 7-7.

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Mkhari raced away for the second attempt shortly after the restart, capitalising on a missed deal with earlier than she went over within the left nook. Roos landed an incredible conversion handy the native group a 14-7 lead.

This attempt gave the South Africans a shot of confidence and so they attacked with vigour each time they bought the ball, however they had been robbed of factors on just a few events because the final cross went to floor.

Springbok Girls’s Sevens Pool fixtures:

Spain then hit again with their second attempt when Diaz scored from lengthy vary, however the conversion sailed broad to make it 14-12 with two minutes to go.

With lower than a minute to go, Marta Cantabrana Gil broke the Bok Girls’s hearts with Spain’s third attempt, from a penalty that would simply have gone the best way of South Africa.

Scorers in Springbok Girls’s Sevens match at Cape City Sevens:

Springbok Girls’s Sevens — Tries: Rights Mkhari (2). Conversions: Nadine Roos (2).
Spain — Tries: Eva Aguirre Diaz (2), Marta Cantabrana Gil. Conversion: Ingrid Algar.

South African Girls’s Sevens squad for Cape City Sevens:

1. Rights Mkhari (vice-captain) – 1 match, 4 matches
2. Asisipho Plaatjies – 1 match, 5 matches
3. Kemisetso Baloyi – on debut 
4. Jakkie Cilliers – on debut
5. Marlize de Bruin – on debut
6. Felicia Jacobs – on debut
7. Anacadia Minnaar -1 match, 2 matches
8. Aseza Hele – on debut
9. Nadine Roos (captain) – 5 tournaments, 18 matches, 79 factors (13 tries, 7 conversions)
10. Snenhlanhla Shozi – 1 match, 4 matches
11. Simamkele Namba – on debut
12. Liske Lategan – 2 tournaments, 9 matches, 10 factors (2 tries)
13. Lusanda Dumke – 1 match, 3 matches

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Springbok Girls’s Sevens Pool fixtures: