Springbok Sevens on Tokyo mission

After finishing third at the previous three HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments, South Africa will be out to add another Cup title to their collection so far this season at the Tokyo Sevens this weekend.


The Springbok Sevens (110 points) are currently enjoying a slender lead of two points over Fiji at the top of World Series standings after six rounds.

After winning the Cup in Dubai and Port Elizabeth, they have not progressed past the semifinals in Wellington, Las Vegas and Hong Kong.


The 17 points they collected last weekend in Hong Kong allowed them to stay in first place above …