Watch: Cavalry arrives for Blitzboks
The Blitzboks are excited to welcome injury replacements Angelo Davids and Sakoyisa Makata for the London leg of the World Sevens Series.
The Blitzboks are excited to welcome injury replacements Angelo Davids and Sakoyisa Makata for the London leg of the World Sevens Series.
Coach Neil Powell’s imminent exit and a lack of experienced players in the current Blitzboks squad are contributing to their underperformance this season, according to Powell’s predecessor Paul Treu.
In-form Lions flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse will link up with the Blitzboks in England and will make his international sevens debut at the London Sevens this weekend.
The Blitzboks slumped to second in the World Sevens Series after a nightmare France leg, in what Neil Powell described as “the worst performance at a tournament in my career”.
The Blitzboks missed out on an opportunity to face rivals New Zealand for ninth place after suffering a narrow loss to Scotland in the semi-final in France on Sunday.
England delayed scoring the try that would take them through to the quarter-finals of the France Sevens – and Argentina, also going through, let them.
Debutant Dalvon Blood scored a hat-trick as the Blitzboks demolished Japan in their Plate quarter-final of the France Sevens on Saturday.
The Blitzboks missed out on the cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2013 after being handed a second pool defeat by Samoa on day two of the France Sevens on Saturday.
Follow the Blitzboks in action at the France Sevens in Toulouse.
Coach Neil Powell says the Blitzboks must beat Samoa convincingly to book a place in the Cup quarter-finals of the France Sevens.