Blitzboks up to fourth on World Series standings
The Springbok Sevens team improved their position to fourth on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings after finishing fourth at the HBSC New Zealand Sevens tournament in Hamilton on Sunday.
South Africa moved up on the log after the third of 10 tournaments in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, a significant improvement as the top four teams will automatically qualify for the Rugby Sevens event at the Summer Olympics in Japan in 2020.
Fiji and USA (57 points) lead the pack, followed by New Zealand (54), South Africa (44), England (38) and Australia (35).
The fourth place finish in the FMG Stadium Waikato, where the Blitzboks were runners up last year, came after a day of mixed fortunes and missed opportunities.
The South Africans opened the day with a 29-10 win over Samoa in the Cup quarterfinals, but had their title ambitions thwarted by overall winners Fiji, who beat them 29-7 in the semifinal. The hosts then defeated the Springbok Sevens team by 29-7 in the bronze final. These results did not sit well with Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell.
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