South Africa team celebrating their title win
South Africa have defended their title in the 2024 Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens tournament.
The event which took place at the University of Ghana rugby stadium from November 9 to 10, 2024, produced some exciting games.
South Africa did not concede a try in their three matches against Burkina Faso (38-0), Zimbabwe (36-0) and Tunisia (40-0), while they scored 18 tries in a good start to their title defence.
Their second match against Zimbabwe followed the same path. The South Africans were up 17-0 at the break with three tries and added three more in the second half.
The match against Tunisia yielded six tries, with a hat-trick by outside back Ayanda Malinga a highlight.
In their quarter-final fixture, the team’s outstanding performance kept improving as they thrashed Senegal 50-0.
South Africa thumped Madagascar by 42-0 in the semi-finals to advance to the next stage.
South Africa won the trophy following their emphatic 17-10 victory against Kenya in the finals.
They have won the trophy for the second successive time to cement their status as the best in Africa.
At the end of the tournament South Africa finished in first place, Kenya second, Uganda third and Madagascar fourth.
Meanwhile, Ghana placed seventh after recording two wins and four losses.
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