For Donavan Don, last weekend’s season opening tournament in Dubai felt like his Springbok Sevens debut all over again, something the Blitzbok flyer is sure will happen again this weekend in Cape Town, where the DHL Stadium will play host to the second tournament of the 2025 HSBC SVNS series.
Tristan Leyds might be a first timer at the Emirates Dubai 7s this year and low on HSBC SVNS experience compared to the rest of the Springbok Sevens squad, but the playmaker is more than ready for his debut at The SEVENS Stadium this weekend.
The Springbok Sevens team leave Cape Town for Dubai with a firm belief in their objectives for the new season and the knowledge that teamwork and work ethic will be non-negotiable.
Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman has included 10 players who have tasted glory at the Emirates Dubai 7s in his first squad for the new HSBC SVNS season, which will kick off in the UAE next weekend.
Former Springbok Sevens captain Phillip Snyman has been appointed as head coach of the Blitzboks after taking care of the team in an acting capacity for the last six months, SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday.
South Africa’s Olympic bronze medallists will be back on show on home soil in December when one of the most anticipated events on the Cape Town calendar returns to the Mother City on the weekend of 7 and 8 December.
The Springbok Sevens team will start their third consecutive charge at Olympic gold with a clear endorsement from their coach, Philip Snyman.
Six months ago, the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris was the last thing on Siviwe Soyizwapi's mind as he was still recovering from a knee injury and the Springbok Sevens were tumbling out of the automatic qualification spots on the HSBC SVNS log.
Six players with previous Olympic Games experience, including 2016 bronze medalist Rosko Specman, have been included in the 14-man Springbok Sevens squad for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
They did it the hard way, but the Springbok Sevens finally booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics Games for a third consecutive time since Rugby Sevens was introduced in 2016, when they defeated Great Britain in the final of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage event in Monaco on Sunday evening.