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Cape Town - Four South Africans were picked in the World Rugby Sevens Dream Team following the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens.
The Blitzbokke defeated New Zealand 26-17 in a pulsating Cup final on Sunday night, a week after they claimed the Dubai Sevens title.
South Africa's Kwagga Smith, Seabelo Senatla, Cecil Afrika and Werner Kok were all included in the Dream Team for the tournament. The other players who made the team were the New Zealand duo of DJ Forbes and Sam Dickson and Australia's Pama Fou.
It was an extra special weekend for Afrika, who became his country's highest point scorer on the sevens circuit, passing Fabian Juries, who held the record with 925 points.
Following the successful defence of their title in Port Elizabeth, the Blitzbokke also moved to the top of the Sevens World Series points table.
The hosts trailed Fiji by two points coming into their home event, but now lead the standings with 59 points, with Fiji (51), New Zealand (47) and Australia (46) completing the top four places that would ensure automatic entry into the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
The Blitzbokke defeated New Zealand 26-17 in a pulsating Cup final on Sunday night, a week after they claimed the Dubai Sevens title.
South Africa's Kwagga Smith, Seabelo Senatla, Cecil Afrika and Werner Kok were all included in the Dream Team for the tournament. The other players who made the team were the New Zealand duo of DJ Forbes and Sam Dickson and Australia's Pama Fou.
It was an extra special weekend for Afrika, who became his country's highest point scorer on the sevens circuit, passing Fabian Juries, who held the record with 925 points.
Following the successful defence of their title in Port Elizabeth, the Blitzbokke also moved to the top of the Sevens World Series points table.
The hosts trailed Fiji by two points coming into their home event, but now lead the standings with 59 points, with Fiji (51), New Zealand (47) and Australia (46) completing the top four places that would ensure automatic entry into the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
#SA7s Men: South Africa Dream Team @worldrugby7s @southafrica7s pic.twitter.com/kFuT0vNnzS
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) December 14, 2014
1. South Africa 59
2. Fiji 51
3. New Zealand 47
4. Australia 46
5. Argentina 40
6. England 37
7. Samoa 29
8. Scotland 27
9. USA 26
10. Wales 25
