The Blitzboks were unbeaten in the competition having gone three for three on day one.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa secured just their second tournament win of the HSBC Sevens Series after beating Fiji 20-19 in the final on Sunday.
Fiji started the first half with a complete blitz of South Africa’s defence, running in three unanswered tries in the opening seven minutes to take a resounding 19-0 lead into the half time break.They had just that as Kurt-Lee Arendse crossed the whitewash inside the opening three minutes of the half.
Neil Powell’s men took full advantage of the extra player as Ryan Oosthuizen dotted down a third try to see the sides separated by just two points heading into the final minutes of the game.
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