Blitzboks Beat Great Britain To Secure Place In 5th Place Final

 

The Blitzboks secured their place against Spain at 15:06 (SA Time) in the fifth-place final following a great win over Great Britain.

Brilliant work by Donovan Don down the touchline put Shilton van Wyk in space with a great pass to open the scoring. Following four minutes of play, Donovan Donn added his name to the scoresheet to extend the Blitzboks' lead to 10-00.

Hard running by Shilton van Wyk resulted in him scoring his second of the match. Tristan Leyds converted to extend the Blitzboks' lead to 17-00 with five minutes still to play. Tristan Leyds, Mfundo Ndhlovu and Zander Reynders scored the Blitzboks' final tries to secure a 34-00 win.

Scorers:

Blitzboks: Tries: Shilton van Wyk (2), Donavan Don, Tristan Leyds, Mfundo Ndhlovu, Zander Reynders. Conversions: Tristan Leyds, Ronald Brown.

Teams:

Blitzboks: David Brits, Zander Reynders, Zain Davids, Donovan Don, Tristan Leyds, Shilton van Wyk, Ricardo Duarttee.Replacements: Selvyn Davids, Ronald Brown, Mfundo Ndhlovu, Christie Grobbelaar, Impi Visser.

Great Britain: Marcus Kershaw, Ethan Waddleton, Oliver Duncan, Tom Burton, Ryan Apps, Roan Frostwick, Rory McHaffie. Replacements: Joshua Radcliffe, Matt Davidson, Luca Bardelli, Brent Jackson, Charlton Kerr.