After a rather dismal start to their IRB Sevens World Series title defence this season, The South African Sevens side started off their USA Sevens campaign with a much better performance overall.  The American gambling capital of Las Vegas is currently hosting first-ever Sevens Rugby tournament. (Pictured in Vegas: Frankie Horne)

Day 1 of the USA Sevens started in the wee hours Sunday February 14 (03:00) where the BlitzBokke were pitted against (second on the IRB log) Fiji, hosts the USA and their northern neighbors Cananda.

The South Africans finished in second place of Pool B by beating Canada (33-0) and the USA (33-12).  They went on to lose a closely-fought match against against Fiji (5-12). 

With an hour and a half to go to the start of the knock-out rounds of the USA Sevens, South Africa is set to play New Zealand in the Cup Quarter-finals.

The USA Sevens knock-out rounds starts with the Quarter-finals at around 03:00 on Monday morning (Hong Kong time).

Follow all the action on our sister-website, BlitzBokke.com

(Pictures courtesy IRB/Wessel Oosthuizen/Martin Seras Lima)