Cape Town - The Blitzboks have been drawn alongside Argentina, Canada and Japan in Pool A for next month's London Sevens.
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The draw took place following South Africa's 20-19 win over Fiji in the Cup final of the Hong Kong Sevens, where the Blitzboks came from 19-0 down to stun the islanders.
Pool B consists of Fiji, Samoa, France and Kenya; Pool C features hosts England, New Zealand, Scotland and Ireland; and Pool D includes USA, Australia, Wales and Spain.
The London Sevens, the ninth and penultimate event on the 2018/19 World Rugby Sevens Series calendar, is scheduled for the weekend of May 25-26.
Here are you pools for the #London7s on 25-26 May #HSBC7s
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 14, 2019
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The Blitzboks remain fourth on the overall standings after eight rounds, 24 points behind leaders USA.
After 8 rounds on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, here's how the series standings look. Top 4 at the end of the #HSBC7s series 2019 will gain automatic qualification for #Tokyo2020#Singapore7s pic.twitter.com/TG7P5XMuVd
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 14, 2019
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