South Africa has won the Rugby Africa 7s tournament at the Labourdonnais Sports Club in Mauritius.
The Blitzboks beat Madagascar 26-12 in the final. Earlier on Sunday, they beat Zimbabwe 19-12 in the semi-finals, and defending champions, Uganda, 26-0 in the quarter-finals.
“This was a good effort, and I am happy with the way the squad applied themselves and executed their duties,” said head coach, Philip Snyman.
“We had eight players who are uncapped at HSBC SVNS level and they all fitted into the system and the team as the tournament took shape. We wanted to give those players proper match time as it does take a tournament or three before you are ready for the world series and they responded well.
“The African teams are very physical which is always a tough challenge and then we encountered Madagascar – who play like Fiji with their offloads – in the final, so that was a valuable learning curve for the new players.”
The Blitzboks are also the reigning World Rugby Sevens Champions, having beaten Spain in May this year at the Rugby Sevens World Championships in Los Angeles, USA.
Men’s 2025 Rugby Africa Sevens Positions
- South Africa A
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- Burkina Faso
- Tunisia
- Mauritius
- Ivory Coast
