South Africa beat New Zealand 24-19 in the final of the 2013 Tokyo Sevens to clinch round seven of the IRB Sevens World Series, and their second Cup title of the season.
South Africa were 12-0 down at the break, but scored three tries to one from there and dominated territory and possession to grind out an impressive win.
They move up to second in the series, ahead of Fiji in third, while the All Blacks Sevens lead by 32 points with the final two legs of the World Series in May, in Scotland then England.
New Zealand eliminated the defending Tokyo champions Australia 35-17 in the semi-finals while South Africa beat France 14-12 in their semi.
