Double shot of experience for Blitzboks in Singapore
The Blitzboks recalled veteran duo Siviwe Soyizwapi and Dylan Sage for next weekend’s penultimate Sevens Series tournament in Singapore.
The Blitzboks recalled veteran duo Siviwe Soyizwapi and Dylan Sage for next weekend’s penultimate Sevens Series tournament in Singapore.
The Blitzboks have been drawn in a fair pool for the Sevens Repechage in Monaco, but will face a tough challenge from Great Britain and hosts Spain in their final Olympics bid.
Ricardo Duarttee has held successful talks over his reintegration with the Blitzboks after falling out with the coaching staff earlier this year.
SA Rugby will hold talks about Ricardo Duarttee’s future with the Blitzboks this week as South Africa’s reigning Sevens Player of the Year returns from a short stint in Russia.
Dylan Sage has started a trial period with the Blitzboks, during which the 2018 Sevens Player of the Year hopes to earn a return to the squad.
Interim head coach Philip Snyman is happy that the Blitzboks have arrested their slide down the Sevens Series rankings in Hong Kong.
A sluggish start against Fiji cost the depleted Blitzboks a fifth-place finish on the final day of the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday.
Stand-in captain Zain Davids said playing with a depleted squad was not an excuse for the Blitzboks failing to win the Hong Kong Sevens title this weekend.
The high-flying Blitzboks had their hopes of a first-ever Hong Kong Sevens title ended by Australia in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
The Blitzboks topped Pool C of the Hong Kong Sevens with a commanding victory against Samoa on Saturday.