The Blitzboks outplayed Great Britain, scoring twenty unanswered points in the second half to secure a 33-12 win.
The Blitzboks spread the ball wide following a dominant scrum ten meters out from Great Britain’s tryline, opening up space for Donavan Don to score in the corner. Ricardo Duarttee converted
Great Britain replied almost immediately to level the scores 07-07 after four minutes of play in the first half. Two minutes later, a great interplay by Great Britain cut the Blitzboks' defence in two to score their second try. Great Britain led 12-0.
A great kick by Ricardo Duarttee was collected by Tristan Leyds to score the Blitzboks’ second try. Ricardo Duarttee converted, extending the Blitzboks' lead to 14-12 going into the halftime break.
Great stepping by Shilton van Wyk saw him score the Blitzboks third try. Ricardo Duarttee converted, extending the Blitzboks’ lead to 21-12 with three minutes still to play.
Christie Grobbelaar and Sebastiaan Jobb added their names to the try scorers list during the final two minutes of play to secure a comprehensive 33-12 win for the Blitzboks
The Blitzboks will face the unbeaten Fiji at 13:46 (SA Time) to decide the winner of Pool A.
Scorers:
Blitzboks: Tries: Donovan Don, Tristan Leyds, Ricardo Duarttee, Christie Grobbelaar, Sebastiaan Jobb. Conversions: Ricardo Duarttee (3), Tristan Leyds.
Great Britain: Tries: Joshua Radcliffe, Matt Davidson. Conversions: Tom Burton.
Teams:
Blitzboks: Ryan Oosthuizen, Zander Reynders, Zain Davids, Donavan Don, Tristan Leyds, Shilton van Wyk, Ricardo Duarttee. Replacements: Sebastiaan Jobb, Luan Giliomee, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Sonwabo Sokoyi, Christie Grobbelaar.
Great Britain: Joshua Radcliffe, Finley Lloyd-Gilmour, Charlton Kerr, Tom Burton, Matt Davidson, Brent Jackson, Callum Woolley. Replacements: Marcus Kershaw, Finlay Callaghan, Luca Bardelli, Ross McKnight, Roan Frostwick.