Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi scored a brace of tries as host nation Japan were knocked out of the tournament by the Springboks.
It was imperative that the Boks kept a cool head, however, a tip tackle from Tendai Mtawarira resulted in a yellow card and the green and gold would be down to 14 men for ten minutes. It was all starting to get a bit desperate, when Damian de Allende thought he’d scored, but his knees had touched the ground. At the break, the Springboks had a slight 5-3 lead.