That very first try is always a massive highlight for a Blitzboks player, a feeling newcomer Kurt-Lee Arendse experienced. On the other side of the coin, Werner Kok scored his 100th try.
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Brits and Jobb to join Blitzboks in SingaporeApart from a decent music playlist, David Brits is adamant that he will bring positive energy to the Springbok Sevens squad in Singapore, where the sixth leg of HSBC SVNS will take place this weekend.
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Blitzboks bounce back to finish ninth in Hong KongA late try by Siviwe Soyizwapi and successful conversion by Dewald Human saved the Springbok Sevens team more blushes at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, with the converted try moving them past Kenya in the final minute of their playoff at Kai Tak Stadium on Sunday morning (SA time) with a 19-17 victory.
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Snyman accepts blame for Hong Kong misfirePhilip Snyman, head coach of the Springbok Sevens team, still believes his squad can beat any other team on the HSBC SVNS, so their ninth-place finish in Hong Kong Sevens was a bitter pill to swallow.
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Blitzboks' Hong Kong hoodoo hits againThe Springbok Sevens team crashed out of title contention in Hong Kong yet again after a 17-7 pool defeat to New Zealand on Saturday meant they failed to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time in this season's HSBC SVNS.
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Mixed bag for Blitzboks on day one in Hong KongThe Blitzboks blew hot and then cold on the opening day of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Friday, beating Uruguay by 40-7 before a disappointing 26-7 defeat to Australia in their second Pool B match at the new Kai Tak Stadium.