South Africa has been crowned the HSBC Cape Town 7s Men\u2019s Champion after beating France 26-14 in the Cup Final this morning.<\/p>\n
The win is the first for the Blitzboks on home soil after 9 long years.<\/p>\n
France scored the first points of the match with a converted try to Celian Pouzelgues in the 1st minute before South Africa replied with a converted try in the 3rd minute through Donavan Don to level the score at 7-all.<\/p>\n
Zain Davids scored another converted try for South Africa to give them a 14-7 lead in the 5th minute before Varian Pasquet replied for France with a converted try to lock the score at 14-all at the break.<\/p>\n
South Africa sealed the deal with two more tries through Shilton Van Wyk and David Brits in the 9th and 10 minutes with a conversion for the win.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Fiji Airways Fiji Men\u2019s 7s side finished 3rd after thrashing Spain 47-10 in the 3rd place playoff.<\/p>\n
The NZ Blackferns were crowned the Women\u2019s Champion after beating the USA 26-12 in the Cup Final.<\/p>\n
France defeated Australia in the Women\u2019s 3rd place playoff to claim bronze.<\/p>\n
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