Blitzboks get new captain for Seville Sevens
Blitzboks captain Siviwe Soyizwapi has been ruled out of this weekend’s Spain Sevens tournament in Seville, and will be replaced by Shaun Williams, who will depart to Spain on Monday evening.
Blitzboks captain Siviwe Soyizwapi has been ruled out of this weekend’s Spain Sevens tournament in Seville, and will be replaced by Shaun Williams, who will depart to Spain on Monday evening.
Blitzboks head coach Neil Powell was delighted with his team’s mental strength to twice come from behind and win the Malaga Sevens final against Argentina on Sunday.
The Blitzboks scored a try after the full-time hooter to claim a thrilling victory over Argentina in the Malaga Sevens cup final on Sunday.
The Blitzboks continued their ruthless unbeaten streak with a victory over Australia in the Malaga sevens semi-final putting them through to the gold medal match.
The Blitzboks scored two second-half tries to beat Canada 14-0 on Saturday and advance to the semi-finals of the Spain Sevens.
The Blitzboks advanced to the quarter-finals after scoring seven tries to thump England 43-0 on day two of the Spain Sevens on Saturday.
Check out the highlights from day one of the first Spain Sevens tournament, including some action from the Blitzboks.
Coach Neil Powell summarises the Blitzboks’ performance on day one of the Spain Sevens, while there is doubt over the availability of injured skipper Siviwe Soyizwapi for the rest of the tournament.
The Springbok Sevens team defeated Scotland 27-7 on Friday in their first game of the inaugural Spain Sevens tournament.
Blitzboks coach Neil Powell is thrilled to have Justin Geduld and Dewald Human back for the first Spain Sevens tournament as captain Siviwe Soyizwapi prepares to reach a milestone in Malaga this weekend.