The Blitzboks will play Fiji for the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games sevens on Sunday evening after they beat Australia 24-12 in their semi-final clash. | Sport24news
Australia opened the scoring when Mark Nawaqanitawase crossed over in the left-hand corner for an unconverted try and an early 5-0 lead.
The Blitzboks hit back in the 5th minute as Angelo Davids collected a clever kick ahead into to score.Some impressive handling and interplay by Australia saw them hit straight back immediately as Matt Gonazlez cruised over for a converted try with a minute left in the half to give them a 12-7 lead. The Blitzboks, however, weren't done for the half and Angelo Davids scored out wide in injury time after Australia were reduced to six men following a yellow card.Selvyn Davids drew first blood for the Blitzboks in the second half as he pounced on an Australian handling error to speed away from the defence and score.
Brown added a difficult conversion as South Africa's lead moved out to 19-12 with five minutes left. Angelo Davids put the game to bed with under two minutes left on the clock as he beat a defender to score his hat-trick try.The gold medal final against Fiji takes place at 22:04 .In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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