A great second-half effort by the Blitzboks secured them a 19-12 win in the first semi-final of the HSBC Cape Town SVNS.
Spain started like a house on fire and scored two early tries to lead 12-00 with time up in the first half. However, the Blitzboks attacked for the first time of the match and Zain Davids scored in the corner. Spain led 12-05 at the halftime break.
The Blitzboks pitched in the second half and Shilton van Wyk and Tristan Leyds scored a try each to give the Blitzboks a 19-12 lead with four minutes to play in the second half. A lot of excitement in the remainder of the second half, however, no points were scored as the Blitzboks secured a place in the final against France tonight at 19:11.
Scorers:
Blitzboks: Tries: Zain Davids, Shilton van Wyk, Tristan Leyds. Conversions: Tristan Leyds (2).
Spain: Tries: Eduardo Lopez, Alejandro Laforga. Conversion: Francisco Cosculluela.
Teams
Blitzboks: Quewin Nortje, Donovan Don, Dewalf Human, David Brits, Zain Davids, Ricardo Duarttee, Impi Visser. Replacements: Shaun Williams, Tristan Leyds, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Shilton van Wyk, Zander Reynders.
Spain: Francisco Cosculluela, Manu Moreno, Josep Serres, Alejandro Laforga, Anton Legorburu Anso, Jeremy Trevithick, Eduardo Lopez. Replacements: Enrique Bolinches, Angel Bozal, Tobias Sainz-Trapaga, Roberto Ponce, Noah Canepa Mendo.