Soyizwapi: ‘Under-radar’ Blitzboks to make it count
Siviwe Soyizwapi believes the Blitzboks can shrug off an indifferent Sevens Series campaign and go all the way to gold medal glory for Team SA at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
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Siviwe Soyizwapi believes the Blitzboks can shrug off an indifferent Sevens Series campaign and go all the way to gold medal glory for Team SA at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Philip Snyman says the successful entry to the Paris Olympics has instilled a belief that the Blitzboks have turned a miserable season around.
The Blitzboks beat Great Britain in the final of the Sevens Repechage on Sunday night to successfully seal a place in the Paris Olympics.
The Blitzboks are keen to make their third opportunity to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics count this weekend and join their regular foes at the event in Paris.
Zain Davids and Shilton van Wyk return to the Blitzboks squad that will contest the Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June.
The Springbok Women’s Sevens twice came from behind and scored a converted try after the hooter to beat the fourth-ranked USA in their Singapore Sevens opener on Friday.
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.
A sluggish start against Fiji cost the depleted Blitzboks a fifth-place finish on the final day of the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday.
The high-flying Blitzboks had their hopes of a first-ever Hong Kong Sevens title ended by Australia in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
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.