Overview
- Round Five at BC Place on March 7–8 opens the back-to-back North American legs of the HSBC SVNS Series.
- Coach Philip Snyman named six changes from Perth, recalling Selvyn Davids, Ronald Brown, Dewald Human and Gino Cupido, with captain Impi Visser back and uncapped Grant de Jager included.
- South Africa headline Pool A with New Zealand, Spain and Great Britain, while Fiji draw Australia, Argentina and France in Pool B.
- The Blitzboks face Great Britain on Saturday before Spain and New Zealand on Sunday, with South African broadcast on SuperSport at 22:03, 01:51 and 05:40 (SA time).
- In the women’s draw, New Zealand hold a four-point lead over Australia and are grouped with France, Japan and Great Britain, while Australia meet USA, Canada and Fiji.