The South African men’s sevens team, Blitzboks had mixed results on day one of the Hong Kong event, while the women lost both their matches.
The men beat Uruguay 12-7 in their opening encounter, but Spain gave them a 31-12 hiding in the 2nd match.
The Blitzboks will have to beat Argentina on day 2 to keep their chances alive.
The women’s team lost 33- 0 against Australia in their opening game.
Canada also ran away with the scoreline in their 2nd game, beating the South Africans 31- 0.
The South African women take on Great Britain in their final group game on day 2.
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