Blitzboks into Cup semis in Perth

South Africa will face Australia at 09h27 (SA time), while Argentina and Spain will slug it out for the other finals spot on Day Three of the tournament. 

The win by South Africa was impressive. Clearly stung by a close 19-17 loss to Argentina in the pool match earlier in the day, they swamped Fiji with relentless defence and when the opportunities came, were lethal on attack.

The Blitzboks took the lead through a Shilton van Wyk try in the second minute of play, after several phases kept the Fijian defence scrambling. Ronald Brown converted for a 7-0 lead.

From the restart, Selvyn Davids found himself in possession, cleverly kicked ahead and won the race to the ball in the in-goal area. The conversion was wide, but the momentum firmly with the Blitzboks.

The second half saw more of the same, with the men in green and gold swarming and frustrating the Fijians, who conceded two yellow cards, with the second also resulting in a penalty try to South Africa.

A quick counterattack found Nortje in space near the line, but he was tackled from an offside position and prevented from scoring a try.

At 19-0, the Blitzboks used good game management to play out the rest of the half and a spot in the final four.

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