Blitzboks Secure Place In HSBC SVNS New York Cup Final Against Fiji

 

The Blitzboks beat Argentina 14-05 to qualify for the HSBC SVNS New York Cup Final tonight at 22:41 (SA Time).

The Blitzboks pounced on a mistake by Argentina and Sebastiaan Jobb scored a brilliant try to give the Blitzboks a 07-00 lead after two minutes of play.

Argentina dominated the rest of the first half, until Selven Davids beat a defender and ran ninety meters to score the Blitzboks' second try, which Tristan Leyds converted to lead 14-00.

Argentina opened the second half with a try in the corner to cut the Blitzboks’ lead to 14-05, which was the final score.

Scorers:

Blitzboks: Tries: Sebastiaan Jobb, Selvyn Davids. Conversions: Tristan Leyds.
Argentina 7s: Try: Marcos Moneta

Teams:

Blitzboks: Ryan Oosthuizen, David Brits, Impi Visser, Sebastiaan Jobb, Tristan Leyds, Selvyn Davids, Gino Cupido. Replacements: Donovan Don, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Jayden Nell, Ronald Brown, Grant de Jager.

Argentina: Santino Zangara, Matteo Graziano, Santiago Alvarez, Luciano Gonzalez, Pedro De Haro, Marcos Moneta, Santiago Vera Feld. Replacements: Lautaro Bazan Velez, Martiniano Arrieta, Gregorio Perez Pardo, Sebastian Dubuc, Juan Patricio Batac.