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Follow the live action as the Blitzboks face New Zealand at the Paris Olympics.
Siviwe Soyizwapi believes the Blitzboks can shrug off an indifferent Sevens Series campaign and go all the way to gold medal glory for Team SA at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Six players with previous Olympic Games experience, including 2016 bronze medalist Rosko Specman, have been included in the 14-man Blitzboks squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Under the stewardship of former head coach Sandile Ngcobo, five Blitzboks are among a group of 13 to represent SA A at the Rugby Africa Sevens Series in Mauritius.
Philip Snyman says the successful entry to the Paris Olympics has instilled a belief that the Blitzboks have turned a miserable season around.
The Blitzboks have been drawn in a challenging pool that includes traditional rivals New Zealand and Ireland for this year’s Olympic Games in France.
The Blitzboks beat Great Britain in the final of the Sevens Repechage on Sunday night to successfully seal a place in the Paris Olympics.
The Blitzboks topped Pool A at the Sevens Repechage at Stade Louis II on Saturday, and will face Uganda in the knockout stages.
The Blitzboks kicked off their Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco with a commanding win against Mexico at Stade Louis II on Friday.
Head coach Philip Snyman has described the Sevens Repechage in Monaco this week as the Blitzboks’ “most important tournament in the last two years” .