The blitzboks Springbok Sevens had a thrilling start to their 2024 HSBC SVNS campaign in Dubai, as they defeated Argentina 12-7 in the thrilling Emirates Dubai Sevens final on Sunday to win the first tournament of the new style series.
The Blitzboks won the tournament for the seventh time in a row, leading 12-0 at the half. They will be flying high into Cape Town on Monday ahead of the HSBC Cape Town SVNS the following weekend.
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Blitzboks results and fixtures
Saturday:
South Africa 22-14 Samoa
South Africa 35-14 Canada
South Africa 21-19 New Zealand
Sunday:
Cup quarter-finals:
SA 24-7 Australia
Cup semi-finals:
SA 14-7 Fiji
Cup final:
SA 12-7 Argentina