Host South Africa got off to a flying start on Day One of the Port Elizabeth leg of the ORB Sevens World Series.

Round Three of the World Series saw the BlitzBokke demolish Samoa 29-7 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in PE.

There were no surprises in the first round of matches, with Fiji, South Africa and France the most impressive.

New BlitzBok captain Frankie Horne said it was a "mindset change" that got them the impressive win over their Pacific Island rivals.

"We lost to Samoa last week by three points, and they went on to win the tournament," Horne said, adding: "So [it was] just a mindset change, and working on all our niggles this week and it worked for us today [Saturday].

"The crowd is amazing but you can't get to hyped up by the crowd but we are sapping energy from then and it works for some of the guys.

"He [Cecil Afrika] is just phenomenal. He reads the game like he was born on the Sevens pitch. He has a presence on the field to other teams."

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Pool A:
(Samoa, France, South Africa, Australia)

The hosts' first match is a repeat of last year's Cup semifinal, and they were able to record a 29-7 victory against last week's champions Samoa thanks to a hat-trick from Chris Dry.

Results:
France 31-5 Australia
Samoa 7-29 South Africa

Pool B:
(New Zealand, Fiji, Scotland, England)

In the first match of the day, New Zealand came from 0-7 behind to beat Scotland 14-7. James Johnstone scored the first try of the day but Kurt Baker and Ben Lam ensured the defending champions began their campaign with victory.

Fiji also recorded victory in their match, 29-19 against England. Captain Setefano Cakau scoring two of their five tries.

Results:
Fiji 29-19 England
New Zealand 14-7 Scotland

Pool C:
(Kenya, Wales, Argentina, Spain)

Kenya stormed into a 21-0 lead at half-time against Argentina thanks to tries from Andrew Amonde, Willy Ambaka and Davis Chenge. Los Pumas scored three second half tries, but two missed conversions meant they lost 21-17 to the side in joint second in the Series standings.

Wales beat Spain 12-5 in their first pool match, Rhys Jones and Will Thomas scoring for the current Sevens world champions.

Results:
Wales 12-5 Spain
Kenya 21-17 Argentina

Pool D:
(Portugal, Canada, United Stated, Zimbabwe)

Portugal got their campaign in Port Elizabeth off to a solid start beating USA 26-12, equalling the most points scored by them against the North Americans in a World Series match.

Canada beat Zimbabwe 26-0, 11 points coming from Nathan Hirayama.

Results:
Canada 26-0 Zimbabwe
Portugal 26-12 United States