The Blitzboks returned to winning ways when they beat a willing Japan 24-07. The Blitzboks will play the USA 7s or Spain 7s at 16h08 in the 9th-place final.
Japan 7's started the match controlling the ball, however, the Blitzboks used a turnover to attack resulting in Ronald Brown scoring the Blitzboks' first try after just two minutes of play. A second try a minute later by Impi Visser extended the Blitzboks' lead to 12-00.
Japan struck back in the fifth minute scoring a brilliant individual try by Taiga Ishida. Two minutes later Ronald Brown took a quick tap five meters from Japan 7s tryline to walk over for the Blitzboks' third try to go into the halftime break leading 17-07.
Christi Grobbelaar scored the Blitzboks' fourth try to extend their lead to 24-07 and three minutes left to play in the second half followed by a final try by Travis Ismaiel in the dying seconds.
The Blitzboks will play the USA 7s or Spain 7s at 16h08 in the 9th-place final
Scorers:
Japan 7s: Try: Taiga Ishida. Conversion: Taichi Yoshizawa.
Blitzboks: Tries: Ronald Brown (2), Impi Visser, Christi Grobbelaar, Travis Ismaiel Conversions: Ricardo Duarttee , Justin Geduld.
Teams:
Blitzboks: Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser, Christie Grobbelaar, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Ronald Brown, Shilton van Wyk, Ricardo Duarttee. Replacements: Justin Geduld, Mfundo Ndhlovu, James Murphy, Shaun Williams, Travis Ismaiel.
Japan 7s: Shotaro Tsuoka, Junya Matsumoto, Tamakasa Maruo, Taisei Hayashi, Taichi Yoshizawa, Timo Fiti Sufia, Taiga Ishida. Replacements: Yoshihiro Noguchi, Yu Okudaira, Ren Miyagami, Koki Yakushiji, Kippei Taninaka.