The Tokyo leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series ended in tears for South Africa as they failed to live up to expectations and were punished by an inspired England outfit.
England cheekily snuck in a try courtesy of Charlie Hayter in the 6th minute and the resultant conversion was spot on. But the Bliztbokke were just not going to trail and equalled things a few seconds later when Justin Geduld scored a try and subsequently converted the resultant kick.
Going for the breather at 7-7, there was everything to fight for in the second half.
Like they did in the first, England went ahead barely a few seconds after the match resumed through a converted try by captain Tom Mitchell.
England cheekily snuck in a try courtesy of Charlie Hayter in the 6th minute and the resultant conversion was spot on. But the Bliztbokke were just not going to trail and equalled things a few seconds later when Justin Geduld scored a try and subsequently converted the resultant kick.
Going for the breather at 7-7, there was everything to fight for in the second half.
Like they did in the first, England went ahead barely a few seconds after the match resumed through a converted try by captain Tom Mitchell.
Two more converted tries by the Englishmen gave them a 21-7 lead and the work load was all left to the Blitzbokke. Cecil Afrika again responded with a converted try.
But in the end, it was not enough to deny England a famous 21-14 victory.
But in the end, it was not enough to deny England a famous 21-14 victory.
By: Farai Diza
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