SEVENS RUGBY
Add this victory to the Blitzboks’ greatest hits yet
The Blitzboks have had many highs over the past 20 years but few can match what the squad of rookies achieved in Hong Kong on Sunday. The squad, made up almost exclusively of academy players, claimed the bronze medal by thrashing New Zealand 29-7 to retain SA’s standing at the top of the HSBC World Series log after seven rounds. The Blitzboks earned 17 log points to total 126, three clear of Fiji. New Zealand are a distant third with 107 points with three rounds remaining. The callow South African group, which included five debutants, topped pool C with wins over South Korea (45-0), Scotland (31-17) and England (33-15) before thumping Spain 38-5 in the last eight. Muller du Plessis scored a hat-trick in that match. In the semifinal against a full-strength Fiji, the Blitzboks took the Olympic champions to the wire. The irrepressible Selvyn Davids danced and jigged his way to three tries in the first half to give the underdogs a 19-5 lead at the break. Of course Fiji responded as they...
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