They once more left it late, but Joe Webber's last-gasp try has helped New Zealand win the Wellington Sevens for a ninth time.
Facing a 21-7 deficit against a dominant South Africa, the home side launched a stirring fightback that culminated with Webber crossing in the corner after time had expired.
If that sounds familiar then it's because the same thing happened 24 hours ago, when Webber streaked away to score under the sticks to help New Zealand beat South Africa in their final pool game.
And Webber broke South African hearts once again to conclude a thoroughly successful tournament for Sir Gordon Tietjens' men.
It didn't always look that way after Sonny Bill Williams was the first to experience a serious case of deja vu early as, with New Zealand looking to launch an attack, his wayward offload allowed South Africa to score a third try through Seabelo Senatla.
South Africa continued to dominate both possession and field position as New Zealand struggled to get out of their own half, before Gillies Kaka's big bust and Senatla's sin-binning saw Rieko Ioane cross in the corner.
Ioane soon had a double after more good work from Kaka capitalising on the numerical advantage, giving New Zealand 30 seconds to find a final try.
- by Kris Shannon
