Earlier on Sunday, they beat Zimbabwe 19-12 in the semi-finals at the Labourdonnais Sports Club, and defending champions, Uganda, 26-0 in the quarterfinals.

Blitzboks head coach Philip Snyman said the Springbok Sevens ‘A’ squad applied themselves well and executed their duties as required.

“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,” he said.

Snyman said the tournament was a perfect way to finish off their season.

“The African teams are very physical, which is always a tough challenge. Then we encountered Madagascar in the final, who play like Fiji with their offloads, so that was a valuable learning curve for the new players,” Snyman said.

He was also full of praise for the organisers of the tournament.

“This was a well-organised event and credit must go to Rugby Africa and the Mauritius Rugby Union for the way the tournament went. We could not have closed out our 2025 season in a better way, knowing that we got so much out of this event.”

The new season of the HSBC Sevens series starts on the 30th of November in Dubai.

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