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The Blitzboks kick-off their 2022 World Rugby Sevens Series campaign with a few testing encounters against fast-improving Ireland, Japan and Great Britain on the first day of the season-opening Dubai Sevens tournament, which starts on Friday.
Captain Siviwe Soyizwapi says the Springbok Sevens are ready and raring to go for what promises to be an exciting and full rugby calendar consisting of the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Commonwealth Games and the Sevens World Cup tournament.
With just 10 days to go until the hotly anticipated kick off of the World Rugby Sevens Series 2022, the pools and match schedule have been announced for the Dubai 7s on 26-27 November.
The Blitzboks will head into their final pool game against the USA high in confidence after clinching a hard-fought victory over Kenya to make it two wins from two on day one of the Olympic Sevens on Monday.
The Springbok Sevens team is free to resume their preparations for the Olympics after they were released from isolation in Tokyo on Thursday.
Neil Powell has named a preliminary 17-man squad that will represent the Blitzboks at the Tokyo Olympic Games where they will vie for gold in the sevens competition.
Springbok Sevens outside back Mfundo Ndhlovu has been ruled out of Olympic Games contention following an ankle injury that will require surgery.
Look back at these video clips and let us know how much you’ve missed watching the Blitzboks and speedsters like Rosko Specman in action.
SA Rugby on Tuesday confirmed that the World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town will take place next year from 9-11 September, with the Blitzboks and Imbokodo included on the roster.
Despite not seeing any competitive action for a while to come, the Blitzboks are back in camp doing gym work and running bleep tests in preparation for next year’s tournaments.
