The Blitzboks – the most successful South African rugby team of the past decade – finally achieved their lifelong dream by lifting the World title with one tournament to spare.
They had already tasted victory in Dubai, Wellington, Sydney and Las Vegas, and in their eighth final in nine tournaments on Sunday they added the Paris Sevens title to their haul with a 15-5 win over a brave Scotland in the final.
In all the Blitzboks have played 45 games in this year’s series – and lost only eight – giving them an 83 percent win record on the circuit and the World title by virtue of consistent excellence under coach Neil Powell.
What was a missed opportunity in the World Series and Olympics last season has now finally become a reality as they join Paul Treu’s Class of 2009 as the second South African side to win the series title.
And after Scotland beat them so soundly in the first game of the Paris tournament on Saturday, the response was brutal and direct as the Blitzboks made sure there was no repeat of the flat performance they opened with.
