article_snippet.sent: The Fijian's hat-trick bid was ended by the South Africans in a nervy, error-strewn semi-final that the Blitzbokke took 7-5.
article_snippet.sent: New Zealand, winners of 12 of the 15 Sevens World Series titles and reigning World Cup sevens champions, endured a disappointing week in the Japanese capital, suffering a first ever loss to Canada in the quarter-finals.
article_snippet.sent: The 19-15 defeat sent New Zealand, winners of 12 of the 15 Sevens World Series titles and reigning World Cup sevens champions into the second tier Plate tournament, which New Zealand, winners of 12 of the 15 Sevens World Series titles and reigning World Cup sevens champions won after beating France in the last four and then Scotland in the final after Dylan Collier's try in the last play of the game.
article_snippet.sent: Australia dropped to fifth after a weekend to forget in Tokyo.
article_snippet.sent: After losing to Portugal and Scotland in group play on Saturday, they then suffered a heartbreaking defeat to the United States in the lung-busting final of the third tier Bowl event.