Lively Leyds lands Blitzboks in Cape Town final

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Second-half tries from Tristan Leyds and Shilton van Wyk secured a Blitzboks win over Spain and a spot in the Cape Town Sevens final.

Spain’s Eduardo Gonzalez capitalised on a good spell of possession to open the scoring in the semi-final with a try in the corner, immediately followed by Alejandro Laforga dotting down under the posts.

Zain Davids pulled one back from a great team move as the Blitzboks went into half time 12-5 down.

Speedster Shilton van Wyk cut the line to draw South Africa level with an explosive run before Tristan Leyds ghosted through for a try that gave the Blitzboks a 19-12 win.

The Blitzboks will make their first appearance in a Cape Town Sevens final since 2020 when they square up against France in the decider at 7:11pm, while Spain contest the third-place playoff against Fiji at 6:03pm.

Photo: @Blitzboks/Twitter

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