Blitzboks looking for light at the end of LA tunnel
Neil Powell says the Blitzboks will be staying positive as they prepare for the Cape Town-based Sevens World Cup after a poor finish to the Sevens Series in Los Angeles.
Neil Powell says the Blitzboks will be staying positive as they prepare for the Cape Town-based Sevens World Cup after a poor finish to the Sevens Series in Los Angeles.
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 dropped out of the LA Sevens title race and are on the brink of losing their lead in the overall World Rugby Sevens Series at the final tournament following two pool defeats on Saturday.
The Blitzboks are in a do-or-die contest in the Los Angeles Sevens, but for Neil Powell the mathematics is simple in order to retain the World 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 produced a scintillating performance to thrash Canada and progress to the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games Sevens in Birmingham on Saturday night.
The Blitzboks continued their perfect start to the Commonwealth Games by whitewashing Scotland in a six-try victory to finish on top of Pool B on Saturday.
The Blitzboks will face Germany or Chile in their opening encounter of the World Cup Sevens, as the first match-ups for the highly anticipated tournament have been revealed with 50 days to go until the three-day pinnacle event kicks off in Cape Town on 9 September.
The full 40-team lineup for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town from 9-11 September has been confirmed.
Today, exactly 27 years ago, Francois Pienaar led the Springboks to what many believed was an impossible task as they lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in South Africa, and in 77 days, the country will host a second global showpiece when the Rugby World Cup Sevens kicks off in Cape Town.