Leyds gets Blitzboks up and running
Tristan Leyds scored a brace of tries as the Blitzboks kicked off their Dubai Sevens title defence with an excellent win over Australia on Saturday.
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Tristan Leyds scored a brace of tries as the Blitzboks kicked off their Dubai Sevens title defence with an excellent win over Australia on Saturday.
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Philip Snyman on Friday said the Blitzboks will go into their Sevens Series opener in Dubai with renewed confidence in their defence and counter-attacking plans.
Going into his first Dubai Sevens tournament, Tristan Leyds is determined to help the Blitzboks stamp their authority in the series opener this weekend.
Desert kings, the Blitzboks are targeting a record-breaking sixth consecutive title in Dubai this week when the 2024-25 Sevens Series launches.
The Blitzboks have been dealt a late blow with the injury-enforced withdrawal of Ronald Brown from the opening Sevens Series tournament in Dubai this weekend.
Impi Visser and Zain Davids will co-captain the defending champion Blitzboks in Dubai, with the team including 10 players who have tasted glory at the season-opening leg.
The Blitzboks will start their 2025 Sevens Series campaign without three Olympic bronze medal-winning veterans, as Philip Snyman prioritises building depth in the next four-year cycle.
Quewin Nortje is relishing the opportunity to run out for the Blitzboks again when the new World Sevens Series season kicks off in a month’s time.
SA Rugby has confirmed that Marius Schoeman will be departing his role as Springbok Sevens High Performance Manager, after a decade of contributing to the national sevens programme.