After a tournament in which they topped their pool and dispatched Fiji in emphatic fashion in the semi-finals, the Blitzboks were taught a sevens rugby lesson by New Zealand in the final of the Sydney Sevens on Sunday.
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The Blitzboks showed a never-say-die attitude in their Pool B clash against New Zealand at the Sydney Sevens on Saturday as they ran out 17-14 winners despite two yellow cards.
South Africa's Blitzboks, co-leaders of the HSBC World Sevens Series with Samoa, have extra challenges at the Hamilton leg of the competition at the weekend.