 He was an unused replacement in their final pool match as South Africa bounced back to secure a 40-31 bonus-point victory over France in their final pool match to secure a semi-final place as the best runner-up in the competition.He was also an unused as a replacement in the semi-final, as South Africa faced three-time champions England in the semi-finals, with the hosts proving too strong for South Africa, knocking them out of the competition with a 39–17 victory.He was again named on the bench against Argentina in the third-place play-off final, this time coming on for the final 20 minutes as Argentina beat South Africa – as they did in the pool stages – convincingly winning 49–19 and in the process condemning South Africa to fourth place in the competition.