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The win badured that they advanced through the undefeated three-day tournament, conceding only 17 points in their six games.
The team, coached by coach Marius Schoeman, kicked off Thursday his campaign with a complete 38-0 win over Burkina Faso in his opening match thanks to a strong showing in attack and defense. they built on that to defeat the hosts, Algeria, 31-5.
They continued their good form Friday, beating Tunisia 36-0 and Senegal 45-0 to reserve their place in the semifinal against Mauritius.
Schoeman's charges facilitated the match and ended in a 46-0 victory in the final.
Namibia was well beaten in the final, but that was not enough to reverse the form of SA U18 to 7, which sealed the 32-12 win and its place at the Beijing Olympics. the youth.
Schoeman was delighted with the team's performance and said, "The players were incredibly successful at winning 46-0 in the semifinal, the final against Namibia was very physical, but we managed to win 32-12 in the end.
"We are obviously very happy because it also means that we qualify for the Youth Olympic Games.
"These performances show that we have a lot of young Sevens talent, and the result is also great for South African rugby," said Schoeman.
SA U18 Sevens Results at the All Africa Youth Games:
Thursday, July 19th:
SA 38-0 Burkina Faso
SA 31-5 Algeria
Friday, July 20th:
SA 36-0 Tunisia
SA 45-0 Senegal
Saturday, July 21:
SA 46-0 Maurice (Semi-final)
SA 32-12 Namibia (Final)
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