The South Africans also beat Australia (73-17) and England (32-22) to book their spot in the semi-finals, and they probably did enough to secure the top-seed position for the playoffs, which are scheduled to take place next Monday.

Playing with purpose and showcasing their silky skills, the first half belonged to the Junior Boks, who scored at more than a point per minute as they crossed the Scottish tryline seven times. The Junior Boks lost a bit of momentum as Scotland stepped up their game, but the South Africans were probably also guilty of becoming a bit too loose as they tried to stretch their lead.

They finally scored again on the hour mark as Everson stepped his way through the Scottish defence, and four minutes later Stephanus Linde (No 8) rounded off a brilliant team try that started from a counter-attack in their own 22, with the handling simply brilliant.

--ChannelAfrica--