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TOULOUSE, France - Canada ran into a buzz saw in Argentina and lost to France but still finished fourth at the HSBC Sevens on Sunday, its best finish on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series this season.
The Blitzboks crashed out of the Hamilton Sevens after losing 22-17 to France in the quarter-finals on Saturday evening before losing to Ireland 21-14 in the fifth-place playoff.
South Africa’s men’s side has not enjoyed much success during the New Zealand leg of the World Sevens Series.
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Meanwhile, the women’s team had to settle for a fourth-place finish.