/ 11 December 1999

BOKS FACE ALL BLACKS IN SEMI

SOUTH Africa will meet New Zealand in the semi-finals after overturning a 7-0 deficit to oust Canada 17-7 in their Cup quarterfinal of the IRB World Sevens Series in Stellenbosch. The boks went down 7-0 early on in the game when Nik Witkowski scored under the posts. In other Cup quarterfinals, favourites Fiji edged Samoa 17-14, Georgia were comfortable 17-0 victors overs Morocco, and New Zealand beat Australia 22-14. In the semifinals, Fiji will play Georgia and South Africa wil square up to New Zealand.