Blitzboks remain top of the standings despite 4th place at Las Vegas Sevens

Whilst the Blitzboks ended the Las Vegas Sevens with fourth place, they still remain comfortable leaders of the World Series Standings.

The Blitzboks found themselves in the Bronze final, battling for third place against Fiji following their 12-10 defeat to Argentina in the Cup semi final.

Argentina and the USA progressed to the Cup Final, which saw a 28-0 victory for the Americans.

The Blitzboks came up short once again in the Bronze Final as Fiji won by just four points, with the final score being 26-22.

However, despite their fourth place finish, the Blitzboks still remain well in the lead of the World Series standings with their 92 points trumping log-second New Zealand, by ten points. Their opponents on the day Fiji, stand at third with 79 points whilst the Las Vegas Cup Winners (USA) don’t even feature in the top five of the men’s standings. Argentina stand at fifth with 67 points.

Logs and results following the Las Vegas Sevens can be found at:

worldrugby.org/sevens-series