The Blitzboks beat Uruguay and Kenya on Sunday to complete ninth on the Hong Kong Sevens.
South Africa had didn’t make the quarter-finals of the World Rugby Sevens Collection match after dropping their final pool match on Saturday to New Zealand.
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On Sunday, the Blitzboks scored 5 tries of their 33-7 ninth-place semi-final win towards Uruguay. Gino Cupido grabbed two, with Impi Visser, Shilton van Wyk and Dewald Human additionally crossing the road.
Within the ninth-place ultimate towards Kenya, tries from Van Wyk and Cupido gave the Blitzboks a 12-0 lead after three minutes, however a double from Nygel Pettersan Amaitsa noticed Kenya draw stage early within the second half.
South Africa have been diminished to 6 males when Ryan Oosthuizen was yellow-carded and conceded a 3rd attempt simply earlier than he was set to return to the sector. The Kenyans pushed the Blitzboks off their very own scrum ball and Patrick Odongo Okong dotted all the way down to make it 17-12.
However the Blitzboks hit again when Siviwe Soyizwapi scored with simply over a minute remaining and Dewald Human slotted the conversion for a 19-17 lead.
Kenya took the ball by way of a number of phases after the hooter earlier than dropping the ball, which was booted over the deadball line by the Blitzboks.
