All the usual suspects are in the finals so all fairly predictable accept for Spain....the big upset Spain beating Argentina( and Japan) to qualify for the finals with the help of a yellow card....
...NZ was'nt particularly looking good going into this tournament losing four players to injury in Dubai - a tournament NZ ended up winning with only nine men in the end...so moving on to Cape Town NZ phoning home for reinforcements...
....not a good start for NZ Day One in Cape town losing to Samoa in the first game, ...dire straits for NZ then facing the hosts SA in their other pool match - a must win do or die game...
So plenty of drama then for NZ with a potentially historic first ever exit in pool stages of a World Series sevens men's tournament on the cards for NZ going into the game against the Blitzboks...
...Long story short the Blitzboks had the chance to send the Kiwis crashing out in the pool stages but blew their chance after SA was leading with only one minute left to play... https://youtu.be/OMdQHTEGvBo
...ended up NZ winning 26 - 21...
NZ now face Australia in the quarterfinals....SA take on Scotland
In the other quarter finals U S A clash with England and Fiji play Spain...
