The Springbok Sevens finished the HSBC London Sevens on a high with a 14-5 victory over Ireland to claim fifth spot and valuable points on the World Rugby Sevens Series, with just one tournament left in the 2022 season.
Earlier on Sunday, the Blitzboks were knocked out of the Cup competition when they went down 21-17 to Australia in the quarterfinal at Twickenham, but they hit back to beat Spain 24-12 and set up a rematch with Ireland in the fifth-place final.
Australia grabbed one back just before the break, by Ben Dowling, to see the teams swap sides with SA leading 17-7.
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