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Blitzboks go back-to-back at home
The Citizen
|December 08, 2025
The Blitzboks produced the perfect tournament, to go unbeaten over the Cape Town Sevens to clinch back-to-back titles in their home event for the first time in history, edging Argentina 21-19 in an entertaining final at the Cape Town Stadium yesterday afternoon.
It was a superb response from the Blitzboks, after they disappointed a week earlier at the Dubai Sevens, where they did not make the semifinals and eventually finished fifth, with them bouncing back in style.
Shilton van Wyk, who enjoyed a brilliant tournament, and was named Player of the Match in the final, could barely contain his excitement after the game.
"To go back-to-back is something special for us as a team. We just want to say thank you to our supporters for coming out and cheering for us,” said Van Wyk.
This story is from the December 08, 2025 edition of The Citizen.
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