Favourable draw for Blitzboks
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.
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.
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 Blitzboks topped Pool C of the Hong Kong Sevens with a commanding victory against Samoa on Saturday.
Blitzboks captain Selvyn Davids is among a trio of playmakers who will miss the Hong Kong Sevens quarter-final against Australia on Saturday afternoon.
Philip Snyman is pleased to see the Blitzboks secure a place in the Hong Kong Sevens quarter-finals, but wants a strong finish to the pool stage against Samoa on Saturday.
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Philip Snyman has backed the revitalised Blitzboks to make history in his first tournament as Springbok Sevens interim head coach in Hong Kong this weekend.
Michael Hooper will get his first taste of sevens action in Hong Kong this weekend, with Bryan Habana backing the former Wallabies captain to succeed where he struggled.
Promising youngsters Katlego Letebele and Quewin Nortje are fired up to make their mark for the Blitzboks at the prestigious Hong Kong leg of the World Sevens Series.
The Blitzboks hit the ground running in Hong Kong on Monday with their first training session only a few hours after arriving in the Far East.