Blitzbokke lie in wait for England

■By LUKE JARMYN
SYDNEY SEVENS

TWO tries by Dan Norton in a man of the match display against Japan set up England with a quarterfinal clash against the Boks this morning.
The six-try 36-0 rout saw England bounce back from a narrow 14-7 defeat to Fiji to qualify second in Pool A.
Skipper Tom Mitchell said: “Week two is always about digging in and I’m really proud of the guys and we’re excited for the opportunity to play South Africa in the quarter-final.
“It was another hard day of competition on the World Series but we’re pleased to get through to the qu...

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