Sebastiaan Jobb scored two critical tries for the Blitzboks on the opening day of the Valladolid Sevens in Spain on Friday that kept the World Championship log leaders on track for back-to-back titles.
The Blitzboks secured their place in the Valladolid Sevens cup quarter-finals after grinding out two tough victories on the opening day of the tournament in Spain on Friday.
The SVNS Series champions were pushed all the way in their Pool A encounters against Great Britain and Kenya, eventually emerging unbeaten to strengthen their bid for back-to-back titles in the three-leg SVNS World Championship.
However, despite the positive results, Philip Snyman’s charges will know they need to show significant improvement ahead of Saturday’s final pool clash against Australia, which will determine the group winners and shape their path through the knockout stages.
South Africa opened their campaign with a tense 17-12 victory over Great Britain, needing a golden-point try from playmaker Tristan Leyds deep into extra time to finally settle an error-strewn contest. The Blitzboks had hoped to avoid the sluggish start that nearly proved costly during the opening leg in Hong Kong, but once again struggled with handling errors and ill-discipline in the early stages.
