Blitzboks seal last-gasp victory over Fiji in thrilling Cape Town opener

Van Wyk scored the match-winner on the hooter after the Fijians conceded a scrum penalty and Ronald Brown took the quick tap, making it to within inches of the tryline before offloading to the speedster who only had to put the ball down for the win.

Even though they got the win, the Blitzboks conceded too many soft tries, but they will be very satisfied with the win against a team that beat them 28-10 in Dubai last weekend.

Fiji scored first after the Blitzboks missed a couple of tackles, but they responded almost immediately through Christie Grobbelaar, with Ricardo Duarttee's conversion making it 7-7.

Unfortunately, from the restart, Fiji broke through a couple of soft tackles again, with their second converted try making it 14-7 in the sixth minute.

Van Wyk then got in on the action with his first try late in the half, but the conversion sailed wide and Fiji held a 14-12 lead at the break.

It was 21-12 three minutes into the second half when Fiji grabbed their third try, but as Blitzbok coach Philip Snyman emptied the bench, the momentum started shifting, with the Fijians' discipline letting them down.

Van Wyk scored his second try, through a bit of luck with the bounce of the ball, converted by Brown, with a minute to go and completed the hat-trick shortly thereafter for a great win in their pool opener.

The Blitzboks' next match is against New Zealand, who beat Great Britain by 29-12, at 16h00, and their final pool match against the Brits is at 19h41.