Blitzboks end LA Sevens campaign with horror defeat to Samoa
The Blitzboks ended their LA Sevens campaign on a low note with an embarrassing 45-5 defeat to Samoa in the 5th-place semi-final on Sunday.
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The Blitzboks ended their LA Sevens campaign on a low note with an embarrassing 45-5 defeat to Samoa in the 5th-place semi-final on Sunday.
The Blitzboks capped a miserable weekend in California with a comprehensive 5-28 defeat at the hands of a rampant Fiji to crash out of the LA Sevens Cup quarterfinals on Sunday.
The Blitzboks sneaked into the Los Angeles Sevens quarter-finals despite a loss to Ireland in their final Pool B encounter at a wet and rainy Carson, California.
The Springbok Sevens side started their LA Sevens campaign with a 12-0 win over a plucky Canada on Saturday.
While the Blitzboks can boast five tournament victories on American soil over the years, they will have their work cut out for them in Los Angeles this weekend if they hope to cut New Zealand's lead at the top of the World Sevens Series log.
Bulls winger Travis Ismaiel will make his Blitzboks debut at the Los Angeles Sevens next weekend.
The Blitzboks are into the semi-finals of the Sydney Sevens after a 26-12 win over Ireland in their quarter-final clash.
The Blitzboks showed a never-say-die attitude in their Pool B clash against New Zealand at the Sydney Sevens on Saturday as they ran out 17-14 winners despite two yellow cards. They will now face Ireland in a quarter-final clash which kicks off at 11:05 (SA time). Following a period when both sides had possession but made little progress, New Zealand opened the scoring after five minutes when Joe Webber stepped off his right foot to beat the Blitzboks' defence and speed away for a converted try under the uprights. A Shelton van Wyk try after the half-time hooter brought South Africa back into the contest, and Ricardo Duarttee levelled up proceedings at 7-all with a brilliant conversion from the right-hand touchline. The Blitzboks were on the back foot straight from the start of the second half when Jaiden Baron was sent to the bin for not allowing New Zealand to take a quick penalty. New Zealand made that extra man count by employing a kick-pass to find Roderick Solo, who beat Impi Visser to the ball and scored a converted try under the uprights for a 14-7 lead.