The Springbok Women’s Sevens team saved their best for last to claim seventh place at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham after a comprehensive 52-0 victory over Sri Lanka at Coventry Stadium on Sunday, 31 July 2022.
The SA Women, who faced eventual finalists Fijian and Australia in their tough pool on Friday and travelled to England without a number of regulars, who were on tour with the national 15s team in Japan, finally found their groove and simply had too much class, pace and power for the never-say-die Sri Lankans.
Liske Lategan scored a first-half hat-trick, while Felicia Jacobs and Zandile Masuku also crossed the whitewash for the South Africans before the break to hand them a 33-0 lead as the teams swapped sides, with Donelle Snyders converting four of the five tries.
Lategan’s first two tries came from mistakes by Sri Lanka, a turnover and a loose pass; while Masuku rounded off a move that included a clever kick-pass, just like the Blitzboks have been doing with great success in Birmingham.
Sri Lanka did well to stop the green wave early in the second half, but in the last few minutes of the game, Masuku added a second try to her tally, before Jacobs scored twice in the final two minutes to also grab a hat-trick. Nontuthuko Shongwe added two conversions to push the SA Women past 50 points.
Scorers:
SA Women 52 (33) – Tries: Liske Lategan (3), Felicia Jacobs (3), Zandile Masuku (2). Conversions: Donelle Snyders (4), Nontuthuko Shongwe (2).
Sri Lanka 0
Photo 1 Caption: The Springbok Women’s Sevens team saved their best for last to claim seventh place at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham after a comprehensive 52-0 victory over Sri Lanka at Coventry Stadium on Sunday, 31 July. Photo: Women Boks (Twitter)
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