Blitzboks’ Dubai triumph made sweeter by tough week
Coach Neil Powell and captain Siviwe Soyizwapi praised the Blitzboks’ character after the team rallied from a difficult week during which they only had 11 fit players.
Coach Neil Powell and captain Siviwe Soyizwapi praised the Blitzboks’ character after the team rallied from a difficult week during which they only had 11 fit players.
The Blitzboks claimed a hard-fought 10-7 win over Australia in the final to successfully defend their title at the second Dubai Sevens tournament.
Ireland reached deep into their bag of tricks to score this try against the Blitzboks on Friday.
The Blitzboks beat Argentina 17-7 in the Cup semi-final on Saturday to qualify for the Dubai Sevens decider.
Muller du Plessis put in a massive tackle in the build-up to Selvyn Davids’ try as the Blitzboks opened their Dubai Sevens campaign with a victory over Ireland on Friday.
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.
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell says a magnificent team effort steered the Blitzboks to the Canada Sevens title in Edmonton this past weekend, a victory that also sealed the 2021 World Rugby Sevens series title for the South Africans.
The Blitzboks topped pool A of the Edmonton Sevens with commanding wins over Mexico, Hong Kong and Canada on day one of the tournament.
The Springbok Sevens team beat Hong Kong 46-0 in their quarter-final on Sunday to set up a last four showdown against Kenya.
The Blitzboks ran in eight unanswered tries to beat Mexico 56-0 in their opening match of the Edmonton Sevens on Saturday.