Wellington - A William Ryder hat-trick and a Neumi Nanuku try in extra-time saw Fiji snatch a thrilling 27-22 win over South Africa in the final of the third leg of the IRB rugby sevens series here ...

“I’m emotionally drained,” said Simon Raiwalui, Fiji’s coach only since February. “I couldn’t be prouder.” This result was not on the scale of Japan beating South Africa in 2015 or ...

In addition a new South African flag, in every respect co-equal with the Union Jack, was decided upon. ( The new national flag consists of three broad horizontal stripes of orange, white & blue.

The Springbok forwards laid a platform for total domination and South Africa romped to a 20-6 lead in Marseille, but the Fiji backs had other ideas. Two Fijian tries in two second-half minutes ...

JC Pretorius and Shaun Williams saw South Africa surge into a 17-0 lead. Du Plessis added a second after the break and Mfundo Ndhlovu wrapped up a comfortable victory after Fiji skipper Waisea ...

Defending champion South Africa hammered Romania 76-0 on Sunday, while New Zealand did away with Namibia 71-3 on Friday night. But Fiji’s uplifting result on the second weekend - which actually ...