Olympics rugby: Full quarter-final lineup, kickoff times
The Blitzboks will contest a massive Olympic quarter-final against New Zealand on Thursday night. Here is the full lineup with kick-off times.
The Blitzboks are gearing up for a massive sevens quarter-final showdown with rivals New Zealand at the Olympics. Here’s the full final eight lineup and everything else you should know about the fixtures.
RUGBY SEVENS 2024 OLYMPICS QUARTER-FINALS
Thursday, 25 July
- Blitzboks vs New Zealand (Kick-off 21:00)
- Argentina vs France (Kick-off 21:30)
- Fiji vs Ireland (Kick-off 22:00)
- Australia vs USA (Kick-off 22:30)
These riveting encounters were decided after New Zealand finished top in Pool A, with Ireland as runners up; Australia topped Pool B with Argentina in second place; and Fiji (1st) pipped hosts France (2nd) in Pool C.
The USA (7th) and Blitzboks (2nd) snuck into the playoffs as the two best third-place finishers to complete Olympics quarter-final lineup at the Olympics.
BLITZBOKS’ POOL RESULTS:
Wednesday 24 July:
- Blitzboks lost 10-5 to Ireland
- Blitzboks lost 17-5 New Zealand
Thursday 25 July
- Blitzboks lost 17-5 New Zealand
(SA times, all matches on SuperSport):
Blitzboks squad for the 2024 Olympics — Christie Grobbelaar, Ryan Oosthuizen. Impi Visser*, Zain Davids*, Quewin Nortje, Tiaan Pretorius, Shaun Williams, Selvyn Davids* (captain), Tristan Leyds, Rosko Specman**, Siviwe Soyizwapi*, Shilton van Wyk.
Travelling reserves: Ronald Brown*, Katlego Letebele.
* indicates Tokyo Olympics 2021
** indicates Rio Olympics 2016
