The Blitzboks played Argentina 7's in the HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday in the 5th Place Final and lost 07-05 in an exciting match.
The first half was full of action with both teams attacking with purpose, however, solid defence by both teams kept the other team from scoring.
Argentina scored the first try of the match to lead 07-00 after 12 minutes of play. Ricardo Duarttee scored for the Blitzboks with time already up on the clock but could not convert his own try to draw the scores and forced extra time.
Scorers:
Blitzboks: Try: Ricardo Duarttee.
Argentina 7s: Try: Joaquin Pellandini. Conversion: Jaquin Pellandini
Teams:
Blitzboks: Impi Visser, Christie Grobbelaar, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Mfundo Ndhlovu, Shaun Williams, Ricardo Duarttee, Tiaan Pretorius. Replacements: Travis Ismaiel, Zain Davids, Ethan James, Sebastiaan Jobb, Donovan Don, Ryan Oosthuizen
Argentina 7s: German Schulz, Luciano Gonzalez, Rodrigo Isgro, Gaston Revol, Matías Osadczuk, Marcos Moneta, Tomas Elizalde. Replacements: Santiago Alvarez, Mateo Graziano, Santiago Vera Feld, Tomas Lizazu, Joaquin Pellandini.
