08 Apr 2019

Blitzboks draw high-flying Fiji in Singapore

Cape Town - The Blitzboks have been drawn alongside high-flying Fiji for this weekend's World Rugby Sevens Series in Singapore (April 13-14).

The Springbok Sevens side lost 21-12 to the USA in the Cup quarter-finals at this past weekend's Hong Kong Sevens, before also going down 19-17 to Argentina in the semi-final for 5th place.

Hong Kong champions Fiji head Pool A in Singapore alongside Scotland and Canada.

Pool B consists of France, Argentina, Australia and Hong Kong.

Pool C is headlined by series-leaders USA, England, Kenya and Wales.

Pool D includes Samoa, New Zealand, Japan and Spain.

Your pools for the HSBC Singapore Sevens on 13-14 April #Singapore7s pic.twitter.com/UwwdkRUetg
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 7, 2019

The Blitzboks are currently fourth on the overall standings, trailing leaders, the USA, by 31 points.

The 2019 #HSBC7s series standings look like this with three events to go!

Remember, top four get automatic qualification to #Tokyo2020 @Olympics pic.twitter.com/B0hnqp6dF8
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 7, 2019

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