Lucky Sithole
As with the match against Ireland, South Africa scored early in the first half with a try by Zain Davids, but Spain responded immediately as South Africa made a hash of the defence.
Spain led the match right until the end of the first half as the South Africans seemed to play as individuals and not as a team, going for line breaks that simply weren’t there.
South Africa finally got it right at the end of the first half, moving the ball through their hands and scoring a beautiful try to lead 10-7 at halftime.
Early in the second half the backs once again combined effectively for captain Siviwe Soyizwapi to score in the corner.
SA finally get a fourth as a result of outplaying Spain and dominating in broken play and then debutant Bradley Blood scores his first sevens try.
Is there a growing sense of urgency within the South African side as the game progresses? One would like to think so.
Certainly there are shades of the mercurial sevens rugby that the Blitzboks are feared for and the fans are hoping for.
But then, with all due respect, Spain is not exactly in the running to win the World Cup in Cape town in September, are they?
South Africa 27-7 Spain
South Africa: Tries: Zain Davids (2), Siviwe Soyizwapi, Ronald Brown, Bradley Blood. One conversion
Spain: Tries: Enrique Bolinches. One conversion.
Image source: @Blitzboks
