Blitzboks to face Fiji in #London7s final

Seabelo Senatla scored a try against England in the London Sevens semi-final. Photo: @Blitzboks via Twitter

Seabelo Senatla scored a try against England in the London Sevens semi-final. Photo: @Blitzboks via Twitter

Published Jun 3, 2018

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The Blitzboks showed great fighting spirit to beat England 29-19 to advance to the London Sevens final on Sunday at Twickenham.

They will take on Fiji at 6.57pm SA time on Sunday evening, after the Fijians beat 38-12 in the other semi-final.

Missing a number of players through injury, and having lost Cecil Afrika and Branco du Preez during the tournament, the South Africans started the semi-final with one reserve short, but still came up trumps.

But that didn't deter them, as they surged into a 12-7 halftime lead through tries by Werner Kok and captain Philip Snyman.

England made a number of mistakes in the second half, and the Blitzboks benefited as Seabelo Senatla and Stedman Gans put the game beyond their reach with further tries.

Blitzboks will meet @WorldRugby7s leaders @Fiji7sTeam in final of @LondonSevens after a clinical performance against the hosts @EnglandRugby. @CastleLagerSA @FNBSA @ASICS_ZA #WePlayForYou pic.twitter.com/mxHJ32LnxL

— Springbok Sevens (@Blitzboks) June 3, 2018

Phil Burgess levelled the scores at 7-7 in the first half for England, and added another touchdown after the break, but it was too late.

Even a late consolation try from Dan Norton didn't affect the result, with Justin Geduld rounding things off for Neil Powell's team.

Points-Scorers

Blitzboks 29 - Tries: Werner Kok, Philip Snyman, Seabelo Senatla, Stedman Gans, Justin Geduld. Conversions: Geduld (2).

England 19 - Tries: Phil Burgess (2), Dan Norton. Conversions: Tom Mitchell (2).

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