The Blitzboks produced a comeback worthy of their 15s counterparts by winning the 2017/2018 HSBC World Sevens Series for a second straight year in Paris on Sunday. The Springboks staged a thrilling comeback from 24-3 down to beat England in the first Test at Ellis Park on Saturday, and the Blitzboks did a similar escape act to retain the title they won so comfortably the previous season. SA needed to win in Paris to have any chance of defending their title at the 10th and final leg of the season and they needed Fiji to be eliminated at the quarterfinal stage. The Blitzboks did their bit by reaching the final and beating England 24-14 in the gold medal match after Fiji were shocked in the last eight. It was a perfect finale to a season the Blitzboks bookended with tournament wins in Dubai in round one and Paris in round 10. In between they made every semifinal, were runners-up in three events, third in another three and fourth in two. Despite five tournament wins, Fiji’s slow start t...
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