Commonwealth 7s Review - South Africa End NZ Dominance

by Mike Stanton  Monday 28 July 2014

A bumper crowd watched as South Africa won the Commonwealth 7s in Glasgow
A bumper crowd watched as South Africa won the Commonwealth 7s in Glasgow
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South Africa ended New Zealand's dominance to claim the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 7s in Glasgow after a wonderful two-day competition.

Mike Stanton reports on a thrilling weekend of sevens from at the Ibrox Stadium at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Use the tabs below to read his account of day one and day two.

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