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You are here: Home ∼ Blitzboks face tough start in Dubai

Blitzboks face tough start in Dubai

Blitzboks coach Neil Powell Blitzboks face tough start in Dubai
Standard published on October 25, 2018

The Blitzboks will face Samoa, Argentina and Zimbabwe during the pool phase of the Dubai Sevens.

The Blitzboks, who are looking for a third successive World Sevens Series title, will begin their defence of the trophy at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on 30 November and 1 December.

Coach Neil Powell confirmed that a good start will be imperative for their other goal in the 2019 campaign. The Blitzboks are aiming to qualify for the Olympic Games in Japan in 2020. South Africa won bronze at the inaugural Rugby Sevens event in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

‘We have set ourselves a number of goals, with the Olympic qualification the obvious one,’ said Powell after the draw was announced on Wednesday.

‘But we are also defending our title in Dubai and in the World Series and those are two trophies we would not mind winning again.’

South Africa are the first seeds for the opening tournament.

‘We have seen the gap between teams disappearing to almost nothing, so every game in every tournament will demand a very good effort from us. We have done well in Dubai over the years, but that will count for nothing,’ said Powell.

‘Zimbabwe will be very competitive, having won the Rugby Africa Sevens tournament recently, Samoa beat us last time we played them, and Argentina are one of the most difficult teams to play against because of their skill and physicality.

‘We have a lot to do when we start with the final phase of our preparations on Monday, but at least we now know what we are preparing for. It is exciting times for all of us.’

POOLS FOR DUBAI SEVENS

A: South Africa, Argentina, Samoa, Zimbabwe

B: Fiji, Kenya, Scotland, France

C: New Zealand, USA, Spain, Wales

D: Australia, England, Canada, Japan

Photo: Ben Hoskin/Getty Images

Posted in Blitzboks, Sevens, Teams, Top headlines Tagged blitzboks, dubai

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