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South Africa at the World Rugby Sevens Series

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South Africa is a regular participant at the World Rugby Sevens Series and has traditionally been a strong player in seven on seven rugby.

Facts

  1. South Africa has never won a title in Hong Kong.
  2. South Africa's longest streak was in 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2013–2014 and in 2014-2015 (2 in a row)
  3. South Africa's longest defending streak was in South Africa sevens, after successfully defending 3 titles in a row from 2013 to 2015.
  4. South Africa's worst result was in Hong Kong in 2013. South Africa lost against Wales, Australia and Argentina in the group stage, in the Bowl QF they won against Spain (14-28) , but lost to England in the SF.
  5. South Africa had won 16 out of 79 titles (2006-2016). That's an impressive 20.25% win rate.

References

South Africa at the World Rugby Sevens Series Wikipedia