SA Sevens tighten grip on world series with Las Vegas victory
Fiji were denied the crown for the third time this season, with SA’s victory underpinned by man of the match Rokso Specman
Los Angeles — SA strengthened their grip on the World Rugby Sevens Series, notching their fourth win of the season on Sunday with a 19-12 triumph over Fiji in Las Vegas. With tries from Chris Dry, Cecil Afrika and Rosko Specman, SA denied Fiji a third straight Las Vegas crown. Fiji, the Olympic champions, remain in search of a first victory of the season, although they moved into second place in the standings led by SA on 107 points. Fiji leapfrogged England to stand second on 83 points, England dropping to third on 81 as the series heads to Vancouver next weekend. This time around, SA powered to the title without Seabelo Senatla, crowned player of the final in both Wellington and Sydney before leaving the Blitzboks for Super Rugby duty. Man of the match honours on Sunday went to Specman, who said he owed a debt to his team-mates — and offered a shout-out to Senatla. "It feels fantastic to win, but the team is doing the hard work," he said. "I think maybe it’s lucky number 11. I am ...
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