Afrika makes timely return for the Blitzboks
Cecil Afrika who retired from the game back in 2020 and has been playing rugby in France for Monaco in the professional Extenso Super Sevens league.
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Cecil Afrika who retired from the game back in 2020 and has been playing rugby in France for Monaco in the professional Extenso Super Sevens league.
The Blitzboks are on the brink of a fifth HSBC World Sevens Series title with the final leg in Los Angeles playing out this weekend.
South Africa were crowned Sevens champions at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games after beating Fiji in Sunday's final at Coventry Stadium.
The Blitzboks’ clinical 31-7 destruction of Fiji in the gold-medal match at the Commonwealth Games was not just about winning, but was also a statement of intent.
Blitzboks stand-in captain Zain Davids said the team would leave the Commonwealth Games arena with a sense of satisfaction after playing themselves to a gold medal in the Sevens final on Sunday.