The Blitzboks arrived in Singapore this week with a contemporary thoughts and energy, but in addition with a transparent mission – to complete the common sevens season with an efficiency that may do justice to the staff, nation and the badge on their chests.
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SIVIWE SOYIZWAPI: ‘WE HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN’
That was the clear message from Siviwe Soyizwapi because the Blitzboks accomplished a strong coaching session in a sizzling and humid Singapore, the place they’re hoping to repeat the glories of 2004 and 2019, once they left the Nationwide Stadium as champions.
“Every event has its personal deserves and also you actually have to start out once more,” stated the previous Blitzboks skipper stated.
“Similar right here in Singapore, the place we arrived with a contemporary focus. We sat down after the Hong Kong event, cleared the air after which left that behind.
“You possibly can’t assume issues or elements of play will go properly simply because it did so in a earlier event, it’s good to begin from scratch once more. You would possibly suppose there may be doom and gloom however there may be not, as we’ll go into this weekend with a mindset that issues could be accomplished, that we’ve got a system that works and a course of that may be trusted.”
Soyizwapi has efficiently transitioned from wing into the forwards in latest tournaments for the Blitzboks and remains to be scoring tries as a prop and hooker. He dotted down twice in Hong Kong and with 156 tries to his title, he’s closing in on 800 profession factors in his 59th event.
ZANDER REYNDERS: TAKING IT ALL IN HIS STRIDE
On the opposite facet of the Blitzboks scale is Zander Reynders, who’s hoping to attain his first attempt within the fifth event of his profession.
The lanky ahead, who made his debut in Cape City, the place the Blitzboks claimed gold, and stated the journey has been very rewarding and he’s eager to contribute.
“I’m studying a lot from everybody,” stated Reynders.
“Fortunately for me, amongst the forwards, we’ve got a few guys which have performed 50 plus tournaments, for the Blitzboks, so I can faucet into their expertise on a regular basis and that’s nice. They’ve been of nice assist as properly, at all times prepared to help.”
Reynders made a few begins for the Blitzboks in Hong Kong, having performed off the bench earlier than that, one thing that has added to his want to contribute to the staff.
“There’s only a fantastic tradition of caring and sharing within the squad and it’s nearly inevitable that you simply want to reply to that,” stated the Blitzboks newcomer, who accomplished his diploma in laptop engineering final yr.
“I can do this by delivering my greatest effort each time I step onto the sphere. This can be a improbable journey for me and I’m so blissful to be a part of this. For now, I hope to remain on this system as I actually really feel at dwelling with this group of individuals and their values.”
BLITZBOKS’ POOL B FIXTURES (SA TIMES):
Friday, 28 March
Blitzboks vs Uruguay – 11:56am
Blitzboks vs Australia – 2:39pm
Saturday, 5 April
Blitzboks vs Nice Britain – 7:26am
Blitzboks vs Argentina – 10:44am
BLITZBOKS SQUAD FOR SINGAPORE SEVENS:
Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser (co-captain), Zain Davids, Ricardo Duarttee, Selvyn Davids (co-captain), Dewald Human, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Shilton van Wyk, Donavan Don, Sebastiaan Jobb, David Brits, Zander Reynders, Tristan Leyds.
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