The Blitzboks made an impressive start to the 2024 HSBC Hong Kong championship with a 22-17 win over Ireland.
The Blitzboks started like a house on fire and scored three unanswered tries to lead 17-00 at the halftime break. Unfortunately, a red card to Justin Geduld was almost the Blitzboks' downfall as they leaked three unanswered tries in the second half.
Scorers:
Blitzboks: Tries: Shilton van Wyk, Dewald Human, Quewin Nortje, Ryan Oosthuizen. Conversion: Dewald Human.
Ireland: Tries: Zac Ward, Bryan Mollen, Niall Comerford. Conversion: Hugo Lennox.
Teams:
Blitzboks: Quewin Nortje, Ryan Oosthuizen, Dewald Human, Shilton van Wyk, Selvyn Davids, Zain Davids, Christie Grobbelaar. Replacements: Darren Adonis, Shaun Williams, Ronald Brown, Impi Visser, Justin Geduld
Ireland: Zac Ward, Gavin Mullin, Mark Roche, Sean Cribbin, Matthew McDonald, Harry McNulty, Ed Kelly. Replacements: Niall Comerford, Hugo Lennox, Terry Kennedy, Chay Mullins, Bryan Mollen.
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