South Africa’s Blitzboks Claim Vancouver 7s Title and Tie Fiji on Series Ladder

2026-03-09 - 03:46

South Africa rocketed to joint top of the standings, alongside Fiji with their third tournament win of the HSBC SVNS Series, adding the Vancouver title to their Perth and Cape Town crowns. The Blitzboks went unbeaten across the weekend to claim their first win in Canada since the Covid-shortened series in Edmonton in 2021 Blitzboks captain Impi Visser’s focus was already switching to next weekend in New York when he spoke on the sidelines immediately after the match. “It’s an amazing feeling,” he said of their win. “Sometimes we take it for granted but it’s an amazing feeling and we’re really grateful for it. “We had a lot of changes —-six changes from Perth to now and the thing we said we want to build is consistency. I think we’ve shown that through and through. We just need to keep up this momentum going into New York.” Fiji made it five podium finishes in five HSBC SVNS Series tournaments, beating Australia to claim third, while Argentina — who had won the past four tournaments in Vancouver — recovered from a disappointing day one performance to claim fifth place. South Africa and Fiji are locked at the top of the men’s standings. They’re level on log points, with Fiji just ahead having scored two match points more across the HSBC SVNS Series to date. The side that finishes top of the standings heading into the three-tournament World Championship series will be exempt from relegation to HSBC SVNS 2.