Paris is a city that has witnessed some great achievements for South African rugby, from the Springboks’ 52-10 win over France in 1997, to their 2007 World Cup triumph in the "City of Lights". On Sunday, South African rugby and Paris combined for another historical chapter, when the Blitzboks claimed the overall HSBC World Sevens Series title for a second time The Blitzboks won the Paris leg of the series with a 15-5 win over Scotland in the final to confirm their dominance of the 2016-17 competition. With victory in their fifth tournament of the year, in their eighth final appearance out of nine events, SA moved to 179 points on the standings, with England a distant second on 145 points. Before the final against Scotland, Neil Powell’s team were already confirmed as World Series winners for the first time since 2009 after closest challengers Fiji and England fell by the wayside. The title ended four consecutive years as runners-up for the Blitzboks and leaves them on course for the...
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