Blitzboks playing for ninth in Vancouver
The Blitzboks’ hopes of winning a fourth Canada Sevens title faded quickly after suffering a heavy pool stage defeat to Ireland on Saturday.
The Blitzboks’ hopes of winning a fourth Canada Sevens title faded quickly after suffering a heavy pool stage defeat to Ireland on Saturday.
Rosko Specman is keen to make his impact felt when he returns for the Blitzboks in his first Canada Sevens tournament since 2017.
A long-haul flight and unfamiliarly chilly conditions are not deterring an experienced Blitzboks side as they target a second tournament win of the season in Vancouver this weekend.
Sandile Ngcobo was happy with how the Blitzboks bounced back to secure fifth place at the Perth Sevens, but said the quarter-final loss to Fiji shows there is plenty to work on before the next tournament in Vancouver.
A salvaged fifth-place finish in Perth kept the Blitzboks in the top four of the Sevens Series, while back-to-back titles have boosted Argentina’s place on top of the standings.
Tristan Leyds scored his third try of the weekend and set up another to help the Blitzboks beat France to finish fifth at the Perth Sevens on Sunday.
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The Blitzboks brushed aside Spain on Friday to complete a perfect start to the Perth Sevens.
A brace from captain Selvyn Davids and a debut try for Tristan Leyds guided the Blitzboks to a comfortable opening victory against Canada in the Perth Sevens on Friday.
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