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Watch: Bedlam As Scotland Score Two Tries In 25 Seconds To Win London 7s

Watch: Bedlam As Scotland Score Two Tries In 25 Seconds To Win London 7s
Gavan Casey
By Gavan Casey
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Scotland's 7s team staged a phenomenal fightback against heavy favourites South Africa to make history at Twickenham.

Trailing 26-15 with 25 seconds remaining, the Scots scored what looked to be a mere consolation try as 25-year-old Edinburgh winger Dougie Fife crossed the whitewash in the right-hand corner at the end of a superb team move.

The siren sounded as South Africa kicked off, with the Blitzbokke needing just a stoppage in play to win the London 7s. Scotland, however, had other ideas, and charged back towards the South African 22 after receiving possession.

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Outgoing Glasgow fullback Glenn Bryce and contracted 7s star Scott Ridell went wide, before Fife again found a hole in a tired-looking Bokke defence and meandered through to seal a famous victory. Cue absolute Bedlam...

The victory sealed Scotland's first ever 7s trophy, made that bit more special by the fact that the shortened code of the sport was invented by Scot Ned Haig in the border town of Melrose almost 150 years ago.

Scotland's victory cemented Fiji's overall series win, and means that Scotland, Kenya, Samoa, NZ, Fiji and South Africa have all won 7s tournaments this year ahead of the eagerly anticipated Olympics tournament.

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