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The Blitzboks finished a lowly ninth at the most recent stop on the 2023/24 HSBC SVNS series in Vancouver, Canada this past weekend. Image: SA Rugby website

Sevens standings: Updated log after Vancouver leg

The Blitzboks finished a lowly ninth at the most recent stop on the 2023/24 HSBC SVNS series in Vancouver, Canada this past weekend.

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The Blitzboks finished a lowly ninth at the most recent stop on the 2023/24 HSBC SVNS series in Vancouver, Canada this past weekend. Image: SA Rugby website

The Blitzboks finished a lowly ninth at the most recent stop on the 2023/24 HSBC SVNS series in Vancouver, Canada this past weekend.

It’s been a downhill slide for the Springbok Sevens side after they triumphed on home soil in Cape Town in the opening round last December.

The stop in Canada was the fourth out of eight, marking the halfway mark of the season.

The Blitzboks are now in sixth place in the overall standings.

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There have been several changes to this season’s series, most notably only 12 competing teams, down from 16 in previous editions.

In addition, there will only be eight tournaments this season, down from 11 last season.

Also, the points awarded to teams after each tournament has changed.

The next stop will take place in Los Angeles between 1-3 March.

STANDINGS AFTER VANCOUVER SEVENS TOURNAMENT

RankCountryPoints
1Argentina78
2Ireland54
3Fiji54
4New Zealand50
5Australia47
6South Africa46
7France36
8USA30
9Samoa20
10Great Britain17
11Spain13
12Canada11