Snyman: Blitzboks ready for Hong Kong challenge
Philip Snyman, assistant coach of South Africa Sevens team during the SARU appointment of new South Africa Sevens coach at the Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town on 15 September 2022 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Snyman: Blitzboks ready for Hong Kong challenge

The Springbok Sevens team are ready to let the ‘Gino’ out of the bottle when they face Uruguay, Australia and New Zealand in their pool at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, which moves to a new venue this year, the 50,000-seater Kai Tak Stadium.

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Oosthuizen: Blitzboks’ belief and smiles are real
epa11107875 Ryan Oosthuizen (R) of South Africa under pressure from Pilipo Bukayaro of Fiji during the World Rugby Sevens Series men's quarterfinal between Fiji and South Africa at HBF Park, Perth, Australia, 27 January 2024. EPA/RICHARD WAINWRIGHT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Oosthuizen: Blitzboks’ belief and smiles are real

There is a real belief amongst the players in the Springbok Sevens squad that they are improving as a team and doing the right things well has become a blueprint for them, according to experienced forward Ryan Oosthuizen, who arrived in Hong Kong this week for a seventh time as a Blitzbok.

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Soyizwapi: Blitzboks to keep eye on the prize in Hong Kong
South Africa's Siviwe Soyizwapi kicks a conversion to win the rugby sevens bronze medal match against Australia at the Stade de France on the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Picture date: Saturday July 27, 2024.

Soyizwapi: Blitzboks to keep eye on the prize in Hong Kong

Fifty seven tournaments into his HSBC SVNS career, Siviwe Soyizwapi returns to Hong Kong for a sixth time, older and wiser, but just as determined as he was in 2016, when he made his Blitzbok debut at the Hong Kong Stadium.

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Kolbe and Roos step up to clinch top SA Rugby Awards

Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe became the first backline player since 2013 to take the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year title at a glittering SA Rugby Awards ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, while Nadine Roos took home the top women’s award for a second time.

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Visser: Aligned focus for Blitzboks in Vancouver
Impi Visser of South Africa getting tackled by Jeremy Trevithick of Spain during day two of the 2024 HSBC Cape Town Sevens at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 7 December 2024 © Reinhardt Hamman/BackpagePix

Visser: Aligned focus for Blitzboks in Vancouver

After winning gold twice and silver twice at BC Place in Vancouver in earlier versions of the Canadian leg of HSBC SVNS, the Springbok Sevens squad are well aware of their underwhelming performances in recent seasons.

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Reynders on HSBC SVNS – “I will have a bigger role to play”
Zander Reynders of South Africa is tackled by Niall Comerford of Ireland during day one of the 2024 HSBC Cape Town Sevens at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 7 December 2024 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Reynders on HSBC SVNS – “I will have a bigger role to play”

Zander Reynders says he will have a bigger role to play for the Blitzboks when they participate in the HSBC SVNS in Canada.

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Small tweaks as Blitzboks look to get the Jobb done in Canada

Sebastiaan Jobb will make a return to HSBC SVNS after almost two years while Tristan Leyds is fit and ready for more Springbok Sevens duty in the 2025 season after the duo have been recalled to the Blitzbok team for the fourth tournament of the current series, next weekend in Vancouver.

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Snyman satisfied with fourth, but not final day effort in Perth

The Springbok Sevens’ performance on the final day of the HSBC SVNS Perth was not what he expected, but Blitzbok coach Philip Snyman was still happy about their fourth-place finish as that was one of their objectives at the start of the season.

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Snyman wants to see Blitzboks tested by the best
South Africa coach Sandile Ngcobo and South Africa assistant coach Philip Snyman during Day 3 of the 2022 HSBC Cape Town Sevens held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on 11 November 2022 ©Shaun Roy/BackpagePix

Snyman wants to see Blitzboks tested by the best

“To be the best you have to beat the best. We want to be the best team in Perth this weekend so we know what we need to do.”

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Zain Davids honoured to “lift his bat” for Blitzboks
Zain Davids of South Africa sprints for the tryline against France in the Mens Final during day two of the 2024 HSBC Cape Town Sevens at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 8 December 2024 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Zain Davids honoured to “lift his bat” for Blitzboks

When he wore the green and gold for the Springbok Sevens the first time – on 28 January 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand – Zain Davids was the proudest man alive and on Friday, eight years later, he will again be on cloud nine when he runs out in his 50th HSBC SVNS tournament for the Blitzboks in Perth.

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