Blitzboks defeat France to reach Cape Town Sevens final

The Springbok Sevens surged into the final of the Cape Town Sevens tournament, defeating Olympic champions France 22-17 to take them one step closer to defending their title at home.

The Blitzboks followed up their wins over Fiji, New Zealand and Great Britain on Saturday with a heart-stopping win over the French, who pushed them to the limit.

They will now face Argentina in the final, with the latter beating Fiji 29-21 to book their place in the title decider.

A brace of tries by speedster Shilton van Wyk - which takes him to six for the tournament - was enough to tip the scales in the Blitzboks' favour as he scored straight out of the blocks in the first minute and followed up with his second before halftime.

In between, Tristan Leyds also added his name to the scoresheet while Jordan Sepho and Josselin Bouhier scored before halftime for France to leave the game evenly poised at 17-12 in the home side’s favour.

Bouhier scored just after the break to even things up, but it was Ryan Oosthuizen who scored at the end to give the Blitzboks' fans the victory they had been shouting for.

The final kicks off at 16.43 and is live on SuperSport.