Blitzboks captain Impi Visser stated Nice Britain, Spain and New Zealand all supply challenges within the pool stage.
Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman stated there’s a agency perception within the camp that they will keep their good 2026 kind and keep on the precise aspect of every consequence of their Vancouver sequence this weekend.
Snyman spoke after the group accomplished their preparations for the event, the place the Blitzboks will goal to repeat their event victory in Perth final month, which was their second win within the 4 tournaments performed within the present sequence.
“We’ve a robust, skilled squad right here in Canada, we ready nicely and everyone seems to be rearing to go, so we hope for a superb weekend,” stated Snyman.
“That stated, our opponents this weekend in pool play, Nice Britain, Spain and New Zealand, are all right here with the identical goal and ambitions. So we should be medical and sharp if we need to declare any victory. There simply isn’t any straightforward sport anymore and in case you’re off your sport, you might be in bother.
“Nice Britain is enhancing on a regular basis, we noticed them turning over big-name groups in latest tournaments, whereas Spain, who completed second in final 12 months’s sequence, have a few of their extra skilled gamers again and will probably be a handful.”
Gamers return for Blitzboks
Snyman stated the return of some skilled gamers comparable to Selvyn Davids, Ronald Brown and Impi Visser will enhance their aggressive and can offset the inexperience of the uncapped Grant de Jager and Gino Cupido, who’s enjoying in his second event.
Visser, the 2026 captain, stated he’s raring to go after being given a break for the Singapore/Perth leg.
“The squad can be a sturdy one and for me, the strongest group now we have for the reason that return to aggressive rugby after Covid,” Visser stated.
Blitzboks squad for Vancouver:
Christie Grobbelaar, Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser (capt), Ronald Brown, Selvyn Davids, Dewald Human, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Shilton van Wyk, Sebastiaan Jobb, David Brits, Tristan Leyds, Grant de Jager, Gino Cupido.
Sevens Vancouver swimming pools:
Pool A: South Africa, New Zealand, Spain, Nice Britain
Pool B: Fiji, Australia, Argentina, France.
Blitzbok pool schedule (SA instances, reside on SuperSport):
Saturday 7 March:
10.03pm: Nice Britain
Sunday 8 March:
1.51am: Spain
5.40am: New Zealand
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