Blitzboks advance to Paris 2024 quarters after shaky start
Paris 2024 Olympics - Rugby Sevens - Men's Pool A - South Africa vs Japan - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - July 25, 2024. Zain Davids of South Africa in action with Kazuma Ueda of Japan before scoring a try. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezSouth African men’s rugby sevens outfit, The Blitzboks gave a stellar performance to beat Japan 49 – 5 in Paris. The Boks needed to win by 21 points to advance to the quarterfinals or bow out of the competition without advancing to the knockout stages.
Having lost their two opening matches to both Ireland and New Zealand, the Blitzboks had “Mount Fuji” to climb as they were up against Japan for a must-win game. South Africa opened the scoring with a try from Zain Davids in the second minute to path their way through a struggling Japanese outfit.In the second half, the Boks stumped their authority, showing their skill to end the match 42-5, setting up a quarter-final against New Zealand later on Thursday evening.
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