16 Feb 2015

Blitzbokke remain on top

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Cape Town - The Springbok Sevens side remain in pole position on the Sevens World Series log table after finishing third at the USA Sevens rugby tournament on Monday morning (SA time).

Fiji denied the Blitzbokke a third successive Cup final appearance in Las Vegas when they won a closely fought semi-final 24-19 at the Sam Boyd Stadium, where South Africa have won the previous two Cup titles.

Fiji went on to beat close rivals New Zealand 35-19 to lift the Cup at the USA Sevens for the first time since 2007 at round five of the World Series.

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