The Blitzboks showed a lot of character when they won 17-14 against New Zealand with a converted penalty by Ricardo Duarttee in the last seconds of the match.
The Blitzboks won Pool B and will play Ireland in the second quarter-finals at 11:05.
It took New Zealand 4 minutes to cut open the Blitzboks' defence to score the first try for New Zealand and the match. The Blitzbooks ended a long period of pressure when Shilton van Wyk score a great try in the corner to level the score.
A yellow card to Jaiden Baron (Blitzboks) was immediately taken advantage of by New Zealand when they scored a quick try to retake the lead with 5 minutes of play left on the clock. However, Zain Davids intercepted a loose pass by New Zealand to level the scores once again.
Impi Visser (Blitzboks) received a yellow card, however, the Blitzboks converted a penalty in the last seconds of the match to win Pool B.
Scorers:
Blitzboks: Tries: Shilton van Wyk, Zain Davids. Conversions: Ricardo Duarttee (2). Penalty: Ricardo Duarttee.
New Zealand: Tries: Joe Webber, Roderick Solo. Conversion: Akuila Rokolisoa (2)
Teams:
Blitzboks: Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser, Christie Grobbelaar, Shaun Williams, Shilton van Wyk, Dalvon Blood, Ricardo Duarttee. Replacements: Zain Davids, James Murphy, Darren Adonis, Masande Mtshali, Jaiden Baron.
New Zealand: Sam Dickson, Dylan Collier, Amanaki Nicole, Joe Webber, Akuila Rokolisoa, Leroy Carter, Roderick Solo. Replacements: Sione Molia, Ngarohi McGarvey-Black, Brady Rush, Che Clarke, Payton Spencer.
