South Africa A are the 2025 Africa Men’s 7s Champions after a 28-12 win over Madagascar in an entertaining final played in Mauritius.
The Blitzboks A got off to a flying start, scoring a converted try early on to take a 7-0 lead. They doubled their advantage through Mfundo Ndhlovu, who capitalized on sustained pressure to cross over. Ricardo Duarttee added the extras to make it 14-0.
Madagascar response
Madagascar responded in style, stringing together a series of offloads to produce a brilliant team try and reduce the deficit to 14-7.
South Africa A restored their 14-point cushion just before halftime when a sharp offload on the right wing released Duarttee, who sprinted clear to score his second try of the match. He converted it for a 21-7 halftime lead.
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In the second half, Masande Mtshali looked to have added another try for South Africa, but it was ruled out for a forward pass in the build-up. Madagascar hit back shortly after through Ranaivoarison Mamy Herilala, narrowing the gap to 21-12 after a missed conversion.
South Africa sealed the win when Grant de Jager latched onto an offload and powered over the line, with Duarttee adding the extras to complete a 28-12 victory.
2025 Rugby Africa Men’s 7s Day 2
Fixtures – Sunday, 22 June 2025 (All times in EAT)
• 8:00 AM – South Africa 26-0 Uganda
• 8:22 AM – Zimbabwe 36-0 Ghana
• 8:44 AM – Zambia 12-31 Madagascar
• 9:06 AM – Kenya 43-12 Nigeria
• 9:28 AM – Tunisia 29-22 Côte d’Ivoire
• 9:50 AM – Burkina Faso 24-12 Mauritius
• 11:07 AM – Uganda 47-7 Ghana
• 11:29 AM – Zambia 24-22 Nigeria
• 11:51 AM – South Africa 19-12 Zimbabwe
• 12:13 PM – Madagascar 14-12 Kenya
• 12:35 PM –Ivory Coast 0-24 Mauritius
• 12:57 PM – Tunisia 10-12 Burkina Faso
• 1:59 PM – 7th Place Final Ghana 12-19 Nigeria
• 2:24 PM – 5th Place Final Uganda 24-5 Zambia
• 2:53 PM – Bronze Final : Zimbabwe 21-19 Kenya
• 3:32 PM – Gold Final: South Africa 28-12 Madagascar
