Australia upset the Blitzboks 17-12 in the semi-finals of the HSBC SVNS Perth after Aden Ekanayake scored the winning try in a sudden-death play-off.
The Blitzboks are through to the semifinals of the HSBC SVNS in Perth on Sunday after keeping Fiji scoreless in a 19-0 victory at HBF Park in their quarterfinal clash.
The Springboks Sevens had to dig deep in both of their first two pool games at the HSBC SVNS Perth, beating USA by 24-19 and Australia by 10-7 at HBF Park on Friday.
After eight years with the Blitzboks, Zain Davids will be on cloud nine when he runs out in his 50th HSBC SVNS tournament in Perth this weekend.
Rising Springbok Sevens star David Brits reflects on a year in the game with his Blitzbok teammates ahead of the Perth SVNS.
The Springbok Sevens team arrived in Perth on Sunday with a positive mindset and determined to raise the bar they set in South Africa last month, when they won the HSBC SVNS Cape Town.