Pools, fixtures and kick-off times for Cape Town Sevens
12/03/2024 03:58 AM
The Blitzboks have been grouped with Argentina and Ireland in Pool C of the men’s competition for this weekend’s Cape Town Sevens, and the hosts should be confident of finishing top of their group.
The pools and fixtures have been confirmed after the Dubai leg of the world series last weekend, while in a change to the format used in Dubai and last season, the four pool winners (men and women) will progress to the Cup semi-finals.
The second placed teams will enter the 5th-8th place playoffs and the third placed teams go into the 9th-12th place playoffs.
Cape Town Sevens pools and fixtures:
Women:
Pool A: Australia, Canada, Brazil
Pool B: New Zealand, Japan, China
Pool C: France, Ireland, Spain
Pool D: Great Britain, USA, Fiji
Men:
Pool A: Fiji, Great Britain, Uruguay
Pool B: Spain, Australia, Kenya
Pool C: Argentina, South Africa, Ireland
Pool D: New Zealand, France, USA
Pool fixtures – Saturday, 7 December:
Women:
09h00: USA v Fiji
09h22: Ireland v Spain
09h44: Japan v China
10h06: Canada v Brazil
12h16: Great Britian v Fiji
12h38: France v Spain
13h00: New Zealand v China
13h22: Australia v Brazil
15h42: Great Britain v USA
16h04: France v Ireland
16h26: New Zealand v Japan
16h48: Australia v Canada
Men:
10h38: France v USA
11h00: Australia v Kenya
11h22: Great Britain v Uruguay
11h44: South Africa v Ireland
13h54: New Zealand v USA
14h16: Spain v Kenya
14h38: Fiji v Uruguay
15h00: Argentina v Ireland
17h35: New Zealand v France
17h57: Spain v Australia
18h19: Fiji v Great Britain
18h41: Argentina v South Africa
Looking ahead to this weekend’s tournament, Blitzboks flyer Donavan Don – who was a standout performer in Dubai – said there was a keen focus on what the team needed to do in front of their home fans.
"We must make sure they are rewarded for coming out to support the team," said Don, who hails from Velddrif on the West Coast.
"We are disappointed with our placing in Dubai, but I know we can improve this weekend. The time spent together on tour was great for us as a squad and we bonded nicely. We will be playing for each other this weekend and such for the country as well.
"Teams can't afford to lose, but that will only motivate us even more," added Don.
"We know that we are good enough to compete against any team, the belief is there. The challenge is to bring it all together this weekend and we will be up for that."
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