Blitzbokke on track at Olympics

Blitzbokke in day two of the Olympics.

Wins over Ireland and Kenya pushed South Africa to the top of Pool C at the Rugby Sevens tournament at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 26.

Team South Africa’s Blitzboks started the tournament impressively with a five-try romp over Ireland in their opening match in Tokyo Stadium for a 33-14 victory, but they had to trust their defensive system to subdue Kenya 14-5 in their second match.

Having already secured their place in the quarter-finals, the Blitzboks will face the USA to determine who will top their pool on Tuesday (04:30 SA time) before the quarter-finals take place in the afternoon session.

Fiji, Great Britain and New Zealand have also guaranteed their places in Tuesday’s quarter-finals by securing victories in both their matches on an opening day in Tokyo. South African coach Renfred Dazel said their objectives for the opening day had been achieved.

“We finished the day with two wins out of two and although the win over Kenya was a scrappy affair, we will take it and move on to day two,” said Dazel.

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