Reinforcements for injured BlitzBoks
SQUAD UPDATE: The BlitzBoks have tweaked their squad to replace the injured duo of Quewin Nortje and Hong Kong debutant Gino Cupido, respectively.
David Brits and Sebastiaan Jobb were called up to join the squad after the HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, where the BlitzBoks finished ninth overall.
Apart 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.
Where the swop between Jobb – who had to serve a two-match suspension – and Cupido was confirmed before departure to Hong Kong already, in order for the latter to join the Junior Springbok training squad, Brits was on standby in case of injury, and he is ready to add to the squad effort.
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“We continued with our training on this side, in case of a call-up, so I am ready and eager to go,” said Brits shortly before departure from Cape Town to Singapore on Monday.
Brits has clear objectives for this trip to Singapore, his first since joining the BlitzBoks:
“I will bring some smiles and lots of energy with me, that is for sure.
“The guys will also be happy to see a familiar face or two from home after almost two weeks on tour.
“Our performances were not the usual standard, so the mood will be down.
“That is professional sport for you, the highest of highs, but also the lowest of lows.
“But they will be back. This team is good enough, as they have shown in the past, to play and win finals.”
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The Singapore format will be the same as it was in Cape Town in December, with teams only playing two pool matches with the four group winners progressing straight to the semifinals.
The BlitzBoks face Great Britain and Hong Kong champions Argentina in their pool.
As was the case in Cape Town, where South Africa won the tournament, they will face series leaders Argentina, but for Brits, that is no train smash.
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“I prefer this format, to be honest – playing only four games is far less taxing on your legs, but that is just my preference,” he said.
“Yes, we are playing Argentina again, like we did in Cape Town, and I believe we can get the same result.
“They are playing well at the moment and deservedly won last weekend, but we don’t fear them as an opponent.
“We know that if we are at our best, we can beat anyone.
“Last weekend, we had some lapses, teams targeted us at the breakdowns, and we battled to get decent possession.
“But that is done now. We will start this week with a clean slate and determined to deliver a great result.”
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Springbok Sevens pool schedule in Singapore (SA times):
Saturday, April 5
SA v Great Britain (07.26)
SA v Argentina (10.44)
Springbok Sevens squad for Singapore: Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser, Zain Davids, Ricardo Duarttee, Selvyn Davids, Dewald Human, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Shilton van Wyk, Donavan Don, Sebastiaan Jobb, David Brits, Zander Reynders, Tristan Leyds.
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