Clinical, ruthless Blitzboks crowned champions in Seville to continue Sevens dominance

The Blitzboks won their sixth consecutive World Rugby Sevens Series tournament on Sunday night, beating Australia 33-7 in the Seville final. 

It is their fourth straight win of the 2021/22 season, and they have solidified their status as the team to beat on the circuit, even with New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa currently unable to participate due to Covid-19 restrictions. 

The Blitzboks can only play what is in front of them, and they did that again this weekend with a near-flawless display. 

They did not have it all their way initially in the final, and things got even more difficult when Justin Geduld was stretchered off injured, having lasted just a few minutes.

The Blitzboks could not get hold of the ball in the first period, and the Australians scored the first try of the final with just a minute left before half-time as teenager Dietrich Roache dotted down under the posts. 

That lead was short-lived, though, and the Blitzboks bounced back immediately when nifty footwork from first Selvyn Davids and then Christie Grobbelaar saw the latter dive over after reaching his own grubber first. 

Davids knocked over the conversion, and with the scores tied at 7-7, South Africa would have been pleased with that return given how little possession they had. 

Coach Neil Powell's men were on another level in the second period, and Grobbelaar went over for his second shortly after the restart after the Blitzboks had overpowered the Aussies at a breakdown. 

The conversion was good once more, and the Blitzboks were 14-7 up.

The killer blow for the Australians then came when they lost the ball on their own try line, with Ryan Oosthuizen gathering and barging his way over. 

Davids kicked another difficult conversion, and with the scoreboard reading