Dubai delight as Blitzboks down Argentina for 5th consecutive desert title

The Blitzboks have started the World Rugby SVNS series with a win in Dubai, and in doing so, they claimed their 5th consecutive title at the desert venue. 

South Africa ran out 12-7 winners in a tough encounter against Argentina.

Unstoppable in Dubai ??

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The Blitzboks started on the front foot as ill-discipline from the Pumas saw South Africa receive three penalties in the first two minutes.

That led to the first try of the encounter as Impi Visser crashed over in the right-hand corner after an excellent offload by Selvyn Davids.

Veteran Justin Geduld missed a difficult conversion as the Blitzboks an early 5-0 lead.

A sensational pass by Davids then put Shilton van Wyk in acres of space, and no one could lay a hand on the speedster as he dotted down under the crossbar, with Geduld adding the extras for a 12-0 lead.

A period of Argentinian possession saw South Africa under pressure, but their defence held out till half-time.

A yellow card for a late tackle saw South Africa lose Ryan Oosthuizen at the start of the second half to give Argentina the momentum they were looking for to launch a comeback.

They immediately used that to their advantage as Matias Osadczuk scored a converted try in the left-hand corner after the Blitzboks ran out of defenders.

At 12-7, Argentina were back into the match with four and a half minutes left, but crucially, Oosthuizen's time in the bin was over.

A skew through into the lineout by Argentina gave the Blitzboks much-needed possession with three minutes remaining.

Incredible defence by the Pumas then stopped a try-scoring opportunity for Rosco Specman as he was forced over the touchline in the right-hand corner.

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