On this day: Senatla strikes to break Blitzbok record
On 29 January in the 2017 Wellington Sevens final, Seabelo Senatla scored his 180th career sevens try to break the Blitzboks record.
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On 29 January in the 2017 Wellington Sevens final, Seabelo Senatla scored his 180th career sevens try to break the Blitzboks record.
The Blitzboks have been drawn in a challenging pool that includes southern hemisphere rivals New Zealand and Australia for the Vancouver Sevens at the end of February.
Blitzboks head coach Philip Snyman was satisfied with the team’s fourth-place finish at the Perth Sevens this weekend, but not their effort on the final day.
The Blitzboks went down to Spain in the third-place playoff on the final day of the Perth Sevens on Sunday.
An Aden Ekanayake try in overtime snatched victory for hosts Australia over the Blitzboks in the Perth Sevens cup semi-finals on Sunday.
Co-captain Impi Visser and playmaker Selvyn Davids hailed the character and grit of the Blitzboks to beat Fiji on Saturday to secure a spot in the Perth Sevens semi-finals.
Shilton van Wyk and Selwyn Davids first-half tries steered the Blitzboks to victory against Fiji on Saturday, and into the Perth Sevens semi-finals.
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Argentina held on to deny the Blitzboks in their final pool match of the Perth Sevens on Saturday, a result that consigned South Africa to a Cup quarter-final against Fiji.
David Brits scored the match-winning try against Australia on Friday as South Africa climbed into first place in Pool A of the Perth Sevens tournament.