Updated Sevens Series standings after Blitzboks’ triumph

The Blitzboks gave themselves a real boost in the Sevens Series standings as they claimed a well-deserved victory in the Perth final this past weekend.

The 21-19 win in the final was a convincing rebound after last weekend’s fourth place in Singapore and kept the Blitzboks’ Sevens title dreams alive, as they will travel to the last leg of the series – next month in Vancouver and Los Angeles – only four log points behind Fiji, who are top of the standings.

“It was massive for us to finish the tour like this,” said Snyman, the team’s head coach.

“We brought a couple of youngsters with us on tour, made a semi-final in Singapore and won in Perth, so the results were great and on top of that, we have given more players the experience and exposure on the circuit. So overall, I am very happy and proud.”

WHERE THE BLITZBOKS STAND IN THE LATEST SEVENS SERIES STANDINGS

The Blitzboks coach said he was proud that the issues that hampered their performances in Singapore a week ago were addressed upon arrival in Perth, and ultimately eliminated in the run to the title.

“We had to keep the ball for longer, we needed to improve our strike rate in the oppositions 22, and we needed to create pressure points on defence, forcing turnovers and then striking,” he said.

“We did all of those this weekend, so I am happy we could turn it around and played with much more control and precision.”

Selected stats from Perth:

Leading points scorers:
29 Ricardo Duarttee
20 Sebastiaan Jobb

Most tries:
4 Sebastiaan Jobb
3 Zain Davids

Standings after four rounds:
1 Fiji – 70 points
2 South Africa – 66
3 New Zealand – 62
4 France – 54
5 Australia – 54