The Springbok Sevens team qualified for the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup Sevens. Photo: SA Rugby website

Rugby World Cup Sevens result: Blitzboks book place in quarters

The Springbok Sevens team have beaten Chile to book their place in the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup Sevens.

by Garrin Lambley

09-09-2022 20:27

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The Springbok Sevens team qualified for the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup Sevens. Photo: SA Rugby website

The Springbok Sevens team delivered a composed performance as they beat Chile 32-5 to book their place in the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town on Friday evening.

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South Africa will face Ireland in the last eight, with kick-off scheduled for 22:33 on Saturday at the Cape Town Stadium.

The Blitzboks got their six-try romp off to a good start when Angelo Davids went over after just 20 seconds to settle the nerves in front of a good crowd.

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The home team won back the kick-off, and after a few passes Selvyn Davids found space at the back with a kick, which his fellow Davids brilliantly recovered with his left hand to score the first try.

Sako Makata then went over from a clever, wide kick-pass by Ronald Brown for SA’s second try. Brown missed his second conversion but his team still led by 10-0 with just under four minutes to go.

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That quickly changed to 17-0 as the Blitzboks again won back the restart, spread the ball left before another kick-pass to the right found Christie Grobbelaar for their third try. This time Selvyn Davids landed the conversion from out wide.

Chile didn’t give up though and Joaquin Huici scored their first try after the hooter as they managed to hold onto the ball in the SA 22, with the score at the break 17-5 to the Blitzboks.

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Brown was in for the Blitzboks’ fourth try not long after the restart, applying some pressure on a Chilean scrum, stealing the ball and racing 60m downfield for the score.

Mfundo Ndhlovu then got in on the action from a Chilean kick that he fielded and then brilliantly ran down the right hand touchline for the try.

It finished how it started for the Blitzboks when Angelo Davids went over for his second try from yet another turnover and some great hands from the South Africans.