The Blitzboks continued to dominate on day one of the Rugby Africa Olympic Games Qualifiers Tournament. Racking up three wins during day one, beating the Ivory Coast 39-00, Tunisia 43-00 and Madagascar 38-14.
Madagascar proved to be a much better competition than the first two opponents on day one and although they trailed 00-17 at the halftime break, they did not stop trying. The second half was a much closer affair which the Blitzboks won 21-14, to secure their third win (38-14) of the day.
Scorers:
Blitzboks: Tries: Shilton Van Wyk, Selvyn Davids (2), Donovan Don, Ricardo Duarttee, Impi Visser. Conversions: Ronald Brown, Ricardo Duarttee (3).
Blitzbok Team: Christie Grobbelaar, Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser, Ricardo Duarttee, Ronald Brown, Justin Geduld, Rosko Specman, Donovan Don, Travis Ismaiel, Zain, Selvyn Davids, Shilton Van Wyk.