The Blitzboks salvaged something from another frustrating weekend of World Sevens Series rugby by beating New Zealand 10-5 in the bronze-medal match at the Cape Town Sevens on Sunday. After the previous weekend’s sixth-place finish in Dubai, the outcome was a step in the right direction for SA, but as many questions as answers were raised by the performance. Fiji also bounced back from a mediocre performance in Dubai where they came fifth, beating the US 29-15 in the final. It was Fiji’s first win in SA since 2005 when the tournament was held in George. "We were disappointed last week and we didn’t perform like we can, but we bounced back well here," Fiji coach Gareth Baber said. "We had a real battle against SA in the semifinal, but we came good." The US, runners-up in round one in Dubai, are top of the overall standings on 38 log points. New Zealand, fourth in Cape Town and winners in Dubai, are second with 37 points. Fiji are up to third on 35 points, England are fourth with 30 a...
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