Blitzboks get quadruple boost for Hong Kong
Interim head coach Philip Snyman has made four changes to the Blitzboks squad for the next weekend’s World Sevens Series tournament in Hong Kong.
Interim head coach Philip Snyman has made four changes to the Blitzboks squad for the next weekend’s World Sevens Series tournament in Hong Kong.
Michael Hooper is set to make his sevens debut for Australia at the Hong Kong tournament, as the Wallabies Test veteran bids for a place at the Paris Olympics.
New Zealand outplayed Fiji in a thrilling final to take first place at the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday, while the Blitzboks ended in sixth after a wet-weather fifth-place playoff against Argentina.
Tournament debutants Donovan Don, Ethan James and Sebastiaan Jobb all got on the scoresheet as the Blitzboks outplayed the USA to progress to the fifth place final of the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday.
Fiji scored the only try of the second half to snatch a hard-fought victory over the Blitzboks in the Hong Kong Sevens cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
The Blitzboks did all they could to secure a spot in the Hong Kong Sevens Cup quarter-finals with a hard-fought win against Kenya on Saturday.
South Africa’s flying start to the Hong Kong Sevens came to a halt when New Zealand edged the Blitzboks in their second clash of the tournament.
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South Africa claimed a hard-fought win against Ireland on day one of the Hong Kong Sevens, as the Blitzboks look to boost their drive for Olympic Games qualification.
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