SPOTLIGHT: The BlitzBoks is not going to be having fun with the sights and sounds of Singapore this week.
As a substitute, they need to redeem themselves by profitable the most recent leg of the HSBC SVNS sequence and, in doing so, put their season again on monitor.
Co-captain Impi Visser stated that final weekend’s efficiency in Hong Kong was very unlucky and one they won’t neglect.
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“We actually stuffed up our season,” stated Visser.
“Earlier than Hong Kong, we had been nonetheless within the hunt for the general title, however that has slipped via the online now and that’s irritating, as we’ve got been doing properly in latest tournaments.
“We’ve got one other go on the Grand Finale in Los Angeles later, however we had our eyes on the sequence as properly, so it was an enormous disappointment.”
Visser stated it’s clear why they had been unsuccessful in Hong Kong: “We hardly had the ball – the stats present how little possession we had and for a workforce with so many nice attacking threaths, that’s simply not going to work, as Sevens rugby is all about possession.
“We didn’t take care of the ball once we had it, and we couldn’t get the ball away from the opponents. These are the work-ons this week.”
Visser is adamant that these points may be solved by the weekend.
“It’s in our management for certain and if we implement what is predicted, we will likely be profitable, we’ve got seen that previously,” he stated.
“Look, it’s tight on the circuit and anybody can beat anybody on the day, however we all know we generally is a powerful opponent if we do issues properly. And that’s precisely what our focus will likely be this weekend.”
Visser is anticipating the South Africans to be round on the enterprise finish of the match within the Nationwide Stadium: “That is the final match of the sequence and we’re decided to exit with a bang. Don’t rely us out.”
