The Springbok Women's Sevens lost 34-07 to Japan in their last Pool B match in Singapore.
Japan opened the scoring after three minutes of play before Ayanda Phillips' try gave the Springbok Women's Sevens a 07-05 lead with two minutes of play left in the first half.
Thereafter Japan took control of the match scoring five unanswered tries to win 34-07.
Scorers:
Springbok Women's Sevens:
France: Tries:
Teams:
Springbok Women's Sevens: Liske Lategan, Simankele Namba, Eloise Webb, Shona-Leah Weston, Ayanda Malinga, Nadine Roos, Zintle Mpuoha. Replacements: Mathrin Simmers, Kyla de Vries, Maria Tshiremba, Kemisetso Baloyi, Shiniqwa Lamprecht.
Japan: Yume Hirano, Mei Ohtani, Marin Kajiki, Chiaki Saegusa, Haanako Utsumi, Honoka Tsutsumi, Chiharu Nakamura. Replacements: Arisa Nishi, Rinka Matsuda, Sakurako Yazaki, Wakaba Hara, Yukino Tsujisaki.