SOUTH Africa finished ninth for the second week in a row in the SVNS Series.
After a disappointing run in Hong Kong, the Blitzoks went in search of a pick-me-up this weekend, but failed once again.
The results means coach Philip Snyman’s manskappe will end the season in fourth place.
Argentina won the league despite defeat against the Blitzboks in their pool match on Saturday, with the top eight teams now setting their sights on the Grand Finale in Los Angeles early next month.
Ultimately, the Blitzboks won three of their four matches in Singapore – showing great character to win both their matches on Sunday, 14-12 against the USA and 26-7 over Australia, with only nine available players.
But a big defeat in their pool opener against Great Britain meant they were consigned to the minor placings.
Snyman says of their performance in Singapore: “That first game against GB really put us on the backfoot, first with the early red card and then playing with only five players later on after a yellow card.
“We need to address our discipline as it wasn’t up to standard with too many cards and too many penalties.
“After that game, we decided we’re going to judge ourselves on our last three matches. We put up a massive fight against Argentina, the world’s number one team, and, despite beating the USA, we were not at our best and not clinical, which is probably the story of our season – too up and down and not consistent enough...
“I believe in this squad and the programme, but we need to be more consistent, which is why we’re not amongst the top three. We still made a massive step up from last season though.”
Fiji beat Kenya 21-12 in the Singapore final.