The Blitzboks secured their place against Spain in the 9th place semi-final after beating Ireland 7s 12-05 earlier on Sunday morning but crashed out of the tournament losing 12-05 to Spain 7s for the first time ever.
South Africa was first to score after 3 minutes of play, however, Spain scored the equaliser 3 minutes later to go into the second half level on 05-05.
Spain scored a brilliant try to lead 12-05 after 9 minutes of play. Spain is dominating the Blitzboks physically as the Blitzboks struggle to contain the hard-running Spain7s.
Scorers:
Blitzboks: Try: Siviwe Soyizwapi.
Spain: Tries: Pol Pla, Juan Ramos. Conversion: Juan Ramos
Teams:
Blitzboks: Christie Grobbelaar, Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser, Jaiden Barron, Ethan James, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Mfundo Ndhlovu. Replacements: Shaun Williams, Tiaan Pretorius, Ricardo Duarttee, Travis Ismaiel, Sebastiaan Jobb, Donovan Don.
Spain 7's: Enrique Bolinches, Manu Moreno, Josep Serres, Pol Pla, Juan Ramos, Eduardo Lopez, Nicolas Nieto. Replacements: Jaime Mata, Miguel Reina, Tiago Romero, Alejandro Laforgo, Jaime Manteca.