South Africa crush Australia to win Dubai Sevens

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South Africa won the Dubai Sevens with a crushing 33-7 victory over Australia on Saturday.

Seabelo Senatla was the star of the show with a brace of tries in the final as South Africa won the event for the first time since 2008.

Kwagga Smith, Philip Snyman and Ruhan Nel also crossed over for the dominant Blitzbokke, while Pama Fou scored Australia’s only try.

”There’s a lot of open space on a sevens pitch and if you can get your speedsters into those open spaces, they can do something for you,” said South Africa coach Neil Powell.

”We’re not the biggest team on the circuit but the guys are really physical. I’m really proud of their defensive effort today.”

Captain Kyle Brown said they had improved significantly since losing to England in the third-place match at the opening event of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Australia – the Gold Coast Sevens.