South Africans trailed by 12 points with little more than one minute left to play
02 March 2020 - 16:13Team captain Stedman Gans #12 of South Africa holds up the trophy after defeating Fiji 29-24 in extra time of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Dignity Health Sports Park on March 1, 2020 in Carson, California. Picture: KEVORK DJANSEZIAN / AFP
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. But Stedman Gans pulled a try back for the Blitzboks on the stroke of half-time to make it 19-7 at the break. Selvyn Davids then scored soon after the restart to cut the Fiji lead to 19-12. However, a sweeping length-of-the-field attack from Fiji which ended with Jerry Tuwai dotting down in the corner restored the islanders’ 12-point cushion at 24-12 with just more than a minute remaining.
“The guys just made so many basic errors in the first half and we paid for it,” SA coach Neil Powell said. “But they were unbelievable after half-time. The guys just focused and kept believing in the system.
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