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title: "Blitzboks seal World Series title with win at Paris Sevens"
description: "The Blitzboks won the Paris Sevens by beating England 24-14 and retained the World Rugby Sevens Series crown on Sunday."
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author: "AFP"
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published: "2018-06-10T21:19:50"
updated: "2018-06-10T21:22:41"
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# Blitzboks seal World Series title with win at Paris Sevens

> The Blitzboks won the Paris Sevens by beating England 24-14 and retained the World Rugby Sevens Series crown on Sunday.

By AFP · Published 10 June 2018, 23:19 SAST · Updated 10 June 2018, 23:22 SAST

## Content

South Africa dramatically retained their overall World Sevens Series title by beating England in the final of the last of 10 tournaments on Sunday.

The Blitzboks' 24-14 victory in Paris ensured they overhauled Fiji in the overall standings by 182 to 180 points.

It was only their second tournament victory out of 10 in the 2017/18 season compared to Fiji's five - including the last four in a row - but South Africa's consistency in reaching at least the semi-finals of every event proved decisive.

England's 19-17 victory over Fiji in the quarter-finals -- thanks to a stunning winning try at the end of a 26-pass move -- was crucial despite the Pacific Islanders bouncing back to claim fifth place with a 28-7 win over the United States.

In the final Werner Kok opened the scoring for the Boks before the English went ahead through scores from Oliver Lindsay-Hague and Dan Norton.

A Ryan Oosthuizen try levelled matters at 14-14 before Dewald Human got South Africa's third and a Justin Geduld penalty secured the win. **DM**