New Blitzbok coach Sandile Ngcobo has named his squad for the season-opening HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Hong Kong.
Siviwe Soyizwapi will lead the South African men’s sevens team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where Team SA will look to emulate Neil Powell’s 2014 class of gold medallists.
Captain Siviwe Soyizwapi says the Blitzboks are prepared for a new set of challenges that come with the return of England, Scotland and Wales as separate competing entities in the Sevens Series.
Coach Neil Powell and captain Siviwe Soyizwapi praised the Blitzboks’ character after the team rallied from a difficult week during which they only had 11 fit players.
Siviwe Soyizwapi believes the Blitzboks have enough quality to be successful at the Hamilton Sevens this weekend. (more…)