A South African All Stars team beat the Blue Bulls in an all-South African final to win the Lesotho Sevens, which was held at the Setsoto Stadium in Maseru on Saturday and Sunday. After scraping through the semi-finals, the SA All Stars team delivered a stylish performance to see off the Bulls 33-7 in a one-side Cup final in the Mountain Kingdom. Zambia, who won their home Sevens tournament in Lusaka a few weeks ago, finished third in the tournament after beating a Lesotho Invitational side 35-5 in the Bronze Medal clash. Lesotho's main team also ended off the tournament with a defeat, when they went down 19-12 to the Spartans Barbarians in the Trophy final. Maluti's finished seventh at the tournament after they beat Eastern Frees State 35-26. Earlier in the day, the All Stars and Zambia gave the crowd a thrilling semi-final, which was decided by just two points. All Stars prevailed 21-19, despite a spirited performance by the Zambians. The Blue Bulls beat the Lesotho Invitational team 21-10.
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