New Zealand scored three tries handy the Blitzboks a second defeat on Wednesday and depart their medal hopes on the 2024 Olympic Video games hanging by a thread.
A brace from Moses Leo and a Ngarohi McGarvey-Black landing helped safe a 17-5 win for the unbeaten Kiwis towards South Africa at Stade de France in Paris.
Going into the sport on the again of a pool opening loss (10-5) to Eire, the South Africans wanted a win to stay on monitor for a spot within the quarter-finals.
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Philip Snyman’s expenses should now beat Japan – who had been thrashed 40-5 of their second match of the day – of their last Pool A match on Thursday at 4pm, after which hope to qualify for the knockout spherical in one among two berths reserved for the most effective third-place finishers within the pool stage.
Earlier, former World Participant of the Yr Antoine Dupont acquired a rapturous welcome from a raucous house crowd, scoring a significant attempt to assist the host nation all however qualify for the playoffs.
Dupont performed 12 minutes of the opening 12-12 Pool C draw towards the US, the People scoring the equalising attempt after he had been subbed off.
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He once more began the second match and crossed for a memorable five-pointer in a 19-12 victory over Uruguay, who misplaced their opener 40-12 to Fiji.
The consequence meant that the French, who face the Fijians of their last pool sport on Thursday, had been mathematically certified for the knockout spherical later the identical day.
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