Springboks take Sevens title

New Zealand’s winning run was brought to an end as South Africa took the title at the IRB World Sevens Series event in Adelaide.

The All Blacks had won all five previous tournaments this year and took their sequence to 47 consecutive victories with wins over Tonga and Fiji to reach today’s final.

But Fabian Juries grabbed two tries in the final to secure a 15-7 triumph for the Springboks.

Wales were the only home nation with anything to celebrate after taking the Shield title with a 12-7 victory over Canada.

They had earlier condemned England to their fifth consecutive loss of the weekend while Scotland beat Wales 17-12 in the quarter-finals of the Bowl but lost 29-14 to the USA in the last four.