Tough pool for Blitzboks in Hong Kong

Cape Town - The Blitzboks have been drawn in Pool C alongside England, Scotland and South Korea for next month’s Hong Kong Sevens.

The event is scheduled for the weekend of April 6-8.

The Blitzboks are expected to field a weakened squad in Hong Kong as the tournament is closely followed by the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast (April 14-15).

After six rounds, the South Africans are currently top of the World Rugby Sevens Series standings with 109 points.

Hong Kong Sevens pools:

Pool A: Fiji, New Zealand, Russia, Samoa
Pool B: Kenya, Australia, Spain, Canada
Pool C: South Africa, England, Scotland, South Korea
Pool D: United States, Argentina, Wales, France

Your series standings after 6th rounds of the #HSBC7s. Only 8 points separates @Blitzboks from second place @fijirugby. While @nz7s sit third ahead of @Aussie7s who are in 4th spot pic.twitter.com/GWnVKVQjFo

— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) March 12, 2018