The Springbok Sevens side finished a disappointing sixth at the Singapore Sevens on Sunday, 5 May.
Having topped the Pool B standings after beating Spain, Samoa and France, the Blitzboks would’ve had high hopes of strong performances in the playoff stages.
Alas, they lost in extra-time in the quarter-finals to Australia – and then lost to Argentina in the battle for fifth-place.
The Blitzboks led 10-0 at half-time thanks to two unconverted tries, but then let it slipped in the second half as they conceded two converted tries which gave their South American opponents the 14-10 victory.
It’s back to the drawing board for the Blitzboks ahead of the next tournament in Spain between 31 May and 2 June.
The South African website will keep you up to date with all the latest news and results from Singapore.
STANDINGS AHEAD OF SINGAPORE SEVENS
| Rank | Country | Points |
| 1 | Argentina | 94 |
| 2 | Ireland | 86 |
| 3 | Fiji | 76 |
| 4 | France | 74 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 73 |
| 6 | Australia | 69 |
| 7 | South Africa | 58 |
| 8 | USA | 44 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 37 |
| 10 | Spain | 33 |
| 11 | Samoa | 27 |
| 12 | Canada | 13 |
SPRINGBOK SEVENS SQUAD FOR SINGAPORE
#1 Christie Grobbelaar – 19 tournaments, 150 points (30 tries)
#3 Impi Visser – 37 tournaments, 195 points (39 tries)
#4 Zain Davids – 47 tournaments, 205 points (41 tries)
#6 Tiaan Pretorius – 6 tournaments, 10 points (2 tries)
#8 Selvyn Davids (captain) – 35 tournaments, 643 points (82 tries, 115 conversions, 1 penalty goal)
#10 Dewald Human – 25 tournaments, 280 points (24 tries, 80 conversions)
#11 Siviwe Soyizwapi – 51 tournaments, 750 points (150 tries)
#12 Shilton van Wyk – 19 tournaments, 180 points (36 tries)
#14 Rosko Specman – 34 tournaments, 461 points (85 tries, 18 conversions)
#24 Tristan Leyds – 3 tournaments, 33 points (5 tries, 4 conversions)
#28 Dylan Sage – 26 tournaments, 160 points (32 tries)
#30 Quewin Nortje – 4 tournaments, 55 points (11 tries)
#35 Katlego Letebele – 6 tournaments, 5 points (1 try)