South Africa broke New Zealand’s 47 match winning streak on Sunday as the Bokke claimed a 15-7 victory at the final of the IRB Adelaide World Series Sevens.
The South Africans showed more verve and pace in the final, often catching out the Kiwis with swift ball movement and superior pace in what is now their sixth victory against New Zealand in almost ten years and the first since Dubai in 2006.
Fabian Juries was the two-try hero in the game and was duly named man of the tournament.
"We were playing against the team setting the standard," South Africa coach Paul Treu said.
"They're going to win the series and credit to them but credit to our players too.
"We wanted to finish in the top three this season. It seems like we're going to finish second. We wanted to win two tournaments. We're on our way to doing that."
South Africa reached the final with a 19-5 win over Kenya in the quarter-finals and knocked over Samoa 17-12 in the semi-final.
The title lifted South Africa to 92 points in the World Series standings, 34 points behind New Zealand (126).
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