Justin Geduld was named the HSBC player of the final after his performance in South Africa's win over Argentina.

Geduld was one of many Blitzboks players that impressed on a weekend where Neil Powell's side won a third successive Cup title on home soil.

It was their first Cup title of the season, having won the Plate in Dubai, and South Africa's form was only marred by a 14-12 defeat to the hands of Kenya on day one. The result means South Africa have lost twice in twelve matches this season, and they are showing signs of the consistency that qualified them for the Rio Olympic Games, and has seen them lift a number of Cup titles since Powell took charge.

In Geduld, the hosts had a player who was able find space on a field we could only hope to achive, a leader on the pitch when required, and had the ability to be the provider in a team full of speedsters like Seabelo Senatla and Rosco Speckman who both scored two tries in the Cup final.

In the semi-finals it was Geduld's boot that helped keep the French at bay, converting tries from Juan de Jongh, Speckman, and Philip Snyman. In the quarter-finals South Africa had five different try scorers in their win over Australia, including Geduld, and when it mattered they were able to pull off a 10-0 win over England in a winner-takes-all pool match at the end of day one.

In Chris Dry, South Africa had the top tackler from the weekend with 25, while Snyman joined Geduld in the dream team, and De Jongh came into his own on home soil. It was a fantastic team effort.

It was a weekend of celebrations for the hosts where the whole team contributed. Not only did they lift the the inaugural HSBC Cape Town Sevens in front of a two-day crowd of 106,202, Seabelo Senatla scored his 100th career try - only the 30th player in history to reach this landmark - and Kyle Brown played in his 50th world series event.

"The culture consists of a couple of fundamentals: work ethic, respect and discipline - all of this being off the field," said captain Brown. "So imagine how well it will works on the field, when it’s game time.

“Look at Justin Geduld; very much an under cover kind of player. Quiet guy. But he is a really good leader. He goes out, puts in the extra effort and trains incredibly hard. He inspires me to want to work harder!

"He is one of the younger players in the team but topped out on game time in Dubai. Cecil (Afrika) was unavailable after five minutes in the first game and who steps up, Justin Geduld. He had the most game-time and he played some wonderful rugby in Dubai and Cape Town.

"It is those kinds of situations where you look around and see who is putting in the extra effort and for me that is a leader. He puts in the little bit of extra time to be better because he understands that if he brings 1 per cent extra to the team, the team goes forward. He is not becoming a better person for himself; he does it for the team.“