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Cape Town - Despite tournament ending injuries to captain Kyle Brown and speedster Rosko Specman, the Blitzboks are through to the semi-finals of the Singapore Sevens after beating Kenya 24-12.
The Blitzboks opened the scoring in the 2nd minute with Siviwe Soyizwapi getting over the whitewash for an unconverted try and 5-0 lead.
South Africa increased their lead in the 5th minute with Heino Bezuidenhout scoring an unconverted try after shrugging off a Kenyan defender with ease.
Soyizwapi had his second just a minute later with Cecil Afrika adding the extras for a 17-0 lead at half-time.
Kenya were finally on the scoreboard at the start of the second half thanks to Collins Injera with Samuel Oliech adding the conversion to bring the score to 17-7.
But Soyizwapi was not to be denied his hat-trick with the South African speedster crossing for his third try in the 10th minute after he was put away by Selvyn Davids.
Afrika added the conversion for a healthy 24-7 lead.
Kenya had the final say with a try on full-time but the Blitzboks once again proved how much depth there is in their setup this season.
They will now play Fiji in the semi-final at 10:50 (SA time).
