Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi said his team will be hunting every available point at the HSBC France Sevens on Sunday, despite a disappointing 21-12 defeat to Argentina in the Cup quarter-finals of the tournament on Saturday evening.
The Blitzboks had an ideal opportunity to gain crucial HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series log points to move them closer to Samoa and Australia and into the top four, but the defeat to Argentina scuppered the opportunity.
“We let ourselves down with this game," said Soyizwapi, who is playing in his 50th tournament.
"We had everything to play for and could have gained much-needed points, especially as Samoa and Australia handed us that opportunity, but we did not take it. And we only have ourselves to blame.
“It is frustrating, we did so well against Fiji and USA, which gave us a very good opportunity to get some valuable points, but then we didn't sustain the effort against Argentina. I wish I can lay my finger on why, but I can’t to be honest.”
The Blitzboks can get redemption at 12h48 on Sunday when they face Australia in the fifth-place play-off. A win will get them closer to that final qualifying spot, most likely to be confirmed at the HSBC London Sevens next weekend.