The Blitzboks had to work hard for their 24-10 win over Spain, qualifying for the Cup playoffs on Saturday.
Spain started like a house on fire scoring the first try of the match after just two minutes of play, however, Dewald Human scored almost immediately from the kick-off to give the Blitzboks an early 07-05 lead. Shaun Williams added a second try to the Blitzboks' score to lead 12-05 at the halftime break.
Spain started the second half as they did the first, with a try after three minutes of play to cut the Blitzboks' lead to two points. Two late tries by the Blitzboks sealed a 24-10 win for the Blitzboks to qualify for the Cup playoffs on Saturday.
Scorers:
Blitzboks: Tries: Dewald Human, Shaun Williams (2), Darren Adonis. Conversions: Dewald Human, Ronald Brown.
Spin: Tries: Alejandro Laforga, Tobias Sainz-Trapaga.
Teams:
Blitzboks: Quewin Nortje, Ryan Oosthuizen, Dewald Human, Shilton van Wyk, Selvyn Davids, Zain Davids, Christie Grobbelaar. Replacements: Darren Adonis, Shaun Williams, Kat Letebele, Ronald Brown, Impi Visser, Justin Geduld.
Spain: Manu Moreno, Josep Serres, Alejandro Laforga, Nicolas Nieto, Tobias Sainz-Trapaga, Jaime Manteca, Eduardo Lopez. Replacements: Francisco Cosculluela, Erique Bolinches, Asier Perez, Anton Legorburu Anso, Jeremy Trevithick.
