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Travis Ismaiel will complete a national team trifecta at the LA Sevens next weekend after being named in the Blitzboks squad that will contest the North American leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series later this month.
One of rugby’s biggest parties is back in South Africa for the first time since 2019 and here’s what you can expect from this weekend’s Cape Town Sevens tournament.
World Rugby has announced that the Sevens Series will be remodelled in December 2023 to include seven rounds, in seven iconic destinations and a reduced number of men’s teams.
Nine-times champions the Blitzboks have a favourable history in Dubai this weekend as they look to bounce back from a difficult start to the 2022-23 Sevens Series.
Neil Powell was left unhappy after the Blitzboks slipped to a 13th-place finish at the Los Angeles Sevens, which allowed Australia to secure their very first Sevens Series title.
The Blitzboks squad to contest the LA Sevens next weekend have a familiar look to it despite missing some regulars who were integral to their victory at the Commonwealth Games last month.
The Blitzboks will have the chance to climb into a decisive lead in the World Rugby Sevens series after frontrunners Argentina were knocked out on day one of the London leg.
The Blitzboks squad to play in the France Sevens this weekend had a late change when Selvyn Davids was declared medically unfit to travel, with Dalvon Blood named as his replacement.
The Blitzboks have wasted no time in getting back to work after arriving in Singapore on Monday for the next leg of the Sevens Series this weekend.
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell lauded the effort of his squad after they beat Australia 33-7 in the Cup final of the second Spain Sevens tournament in Seville.
