Cape Town Sevens set new records over three-day format
CAPE TOWN - New Zealand did the double at the fifth instalment of the Cape Town Sevens as their men’s and women’s teams were crowned champions on a weekend where new sevens records were set in the Mother City.
With a women’s tournament added to the action for the first time, and the action extended to three days, the Cape Town Stadium saw new records for tries scored and attendance. In 2018, 297 tries were scored over two days in December, but this weekend saw 385 tries recorded by the 28 teams in action. The total attendance over the two days at the Cape Town Stadium was 119,539 over the three days . In 2018, a total of 107,905 spectators streamed through the gates, with the previous record of 115,396 set in 2017.
The All Blacks Sevens beat the Blitzboks, 7-5, in a nail-biting final, while the Black Ferns won the women’s tournament when they beat Australia, 17-7, in the final. The bronze medals went to Canada and France .
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