It was a day of missed opportunities for the Springbok Women's Sevens at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens as they suffered defeats in both their Pool B matches on Friday.
The Springbok Women's Sevens will leave Los Angeles with their heads held high after recording their best finish thus far in the 2024 HSBC SVNS season with a sixth-place finish.
The Springbok Women's Sevens squad finally broke their HSBC SVNS bogey in Los Angeles on Saturday night by qualifying for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
The experienced Liske Lategan has been called up by Springbok Women's Sevens coach Renfred Dazel to replace the injured Maria Tshiremba in Los Angeles this weekend, the fifth tournament of 2024 HSBC SVNS.
The Springbok Women's Sevens team will leave Canada winless after they dropped yet another close result at HSBC SVNS Vancouver, losing 12-5 to Great Britain in the 11th-place playoff on Sunday evening.
The Springbok Women's Sevens team had no better luck on the second day of the HSBC SVNS Vancouver, again dropping two close results and remaining winless at BC Place.