The Blitzboks finished the pool stage of the Dubai Sevens unbeaten after they beat England 19-14 in the final match of day two on Friday.

The South Africans topped Pool D and will face Argentina in the cup quarter-finals, while England take on France. Both France and Argentina managed to keep Fiji out of the main draw, with the Islanders failing to make the cup quarters.

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The Blitzboks, who beat Kenya and Spain in their first two matches, were 14-0 down halfway through the second half after Ruhan Nel was sent to the sin bin. England made use of their numerical advantage and scored two converted tries through Ollie Lindsay-Hague and Dan Norton.

However, the Blitzboks hit back after the hooter when Ryan Oosthuizen finished spectacularly in the right corner following a training ground move in England’s 22.

The Blitzboks looked a lot more threatening on attack when Selwyn Davids took the field shortly before half-time. He played a big part in Ootshuizen’s try, while he also had a hand in Justin Geduld’s second half brace, which gave the South Africans the win.