Blitzboks claim stunning extra-time final victory over Fiji
South Africans trailed by 12 points with little more than a minute left to play
02 March 2020 - 16:13
Los Angeles — Sakoyisa Makata scored in extra time as SA fought back from 19-0 down to defeat Fiji 29-24 and win the Los Angeles leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Makata’s sudden-death winner completed an extraordinary comeback for the Blitzboks, who also trailed 24-12 with just more than a minute to go against the Fijians...
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