The Blitzboks will face Dubai champions New Zealand, as well as Fiji and Great Britain after being drawn in a challenging pool for the opening day of the Cape Town Sevens on Saturday
South Africa’s three pool games are scheduled for 12:44 (Fiji), 16:00 (New Zealand) and 19:41 (Great Britain), which is the final game of the first day.
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The Blitzboks will hope to entertain and impress at the Cape Town Sevens
Men:
A: Springbok Sevens, New Zealand, Fiji, Great Britain
B: Australia, Argentina, France, Spain
Women:
A: New Zealand, Fiji, Great Britain, USA
B: Australia, Canada, France, Japan
Pool fixtures – Saturday, 6 December:
10:00: Japan v Canada (women)
10:22: Australia v France (women)
10:44: Fiji v USA (women)
11:06: New Zealand v Great Britain (women)
11:38: France v Spain (men)
12:00: Australia v Argentina (men)
12:22: New Zealand v Great Britain (men)
12:44: Fiji v South Africa (men)
13:16: Japan v France (women)
13:38: Australia v Canada (women)
14:00: Fiji v Great Britain (women)
14:22: New Zealand v USA (women)
14:54: France v Argentina (men)
15:16: Australia v Spain (men)
15:38: Fiji v Great Britain (men)
16:00: New Zealand v South Africa (men)
16:42: Canada v France (women)
17:04: Australia v Japan (women)
17:26: USA v Great Britain (women)
17:48: New Zealand v Fiji (women)
18:35: Spain v Argentina (men)
18:57: Australia v France (men)
19:19: New Zealand v Fiji (men)
19:41: South Africa v Great Britain (men)
Interestingly, Pool A consists of the three top try-scoring teams from all world series tournaments played in South Africa to date.
New Zealand lead the list with 598 tries at 4.3 per game. They are followed by the flying Fijians, whose 589 tries have also come at 4.3 per game, while the Blitzboks have scored 526 tries at an average of 3.9 per game.
The 16 teams scored 254 tries in Dubai last weekend, at an average of 6.5 tries per game.
A total of 24 games are on the roster for Saturday, after which the top two teams from each pool will progress to the semi-finals on Sunday, while the other teams will contest the minor placings.
The two finals on Sunday are scheduled for 16:10 (women) and 16:43 (men).
