The Blitzboks failed to qualify for the HSBC SVNS Cape Town Tournament following a comprehensive 28-00 loss to Australia. Australia starved the Blitzboks of possession and pinned them in their own half to cruise into the semi-final. The Blitzboks had no answer to the physical onslaught from Australia who scored their four tries with regular intervals.
Scorers:
Australia: Tries: Dietrich Roache, Hayden Sargeant, Nathan Lawson (2). Conversions: Dietrich Roache, Maurice Longbottom (3).
Teams:
Blitzboks: Quewin Nortje, Ryan Oosthuizen, Selvyn Davids, Zain Davids, Rosco Specman, Impi Visser, Justin Geduld. Replacements: Dewald Human, Masande Mtshali, Kat Letebele, Ronald Brown, Tiaan Pretorius.
Australia: Ben Dowling, Josh Turner, Nick Malouf, Maurice Longbottom, Hayden Sargeant, Nathan Lawson, James Turner. Replacements: Tim Clements, James McGregor, Ben Dalton, Henry Palmer, Dietrich Roache.