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Cape Town - The Springbok Sevens squad for the Hong Kong and Tokyo legs of the Sevens World Series shows three changes from the group that won the USA title last month in Las Vegas.
The 12-man squad was announced by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday at a media conference at the University of the Western Cape in Bellville, outside Cape Town.
The full training squad also took part in a field training session and later handed out autographs to several hundred school children and varsity students.
The players who were part of the title-winning squad in the USA and not travelling to the Far East are Warren Whiteley, Pieter Engelbrecht and Cheslin Kolbe.
Whiteley (Golden Lions) and Kolbe (Western Provinces) returned to their provinces while Engelbrecht was not considered for selection because of the concussion he suffered at an international event in Harare last weekend.
Steven Hunt, who returned to action for the SA Elite Player Development squad in Zimbabwe over the weekend, will make his first World Series appearance for the Blitzbokke since the Dubai tournament in December last year. Another fully fit player returning to the line-up is Justin Geduld, who has recovered from a hand injury.
Other players not considered because of injury are Kyle Brown (ankle), Cecil Afrika (knee) and Mark Richards (Achilles).
The Hong Kong Sevens takes place over three days from 22 to 24 March and will be followed by the Tokyo Sevens a week later on 30 and 31 March.
Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, expects another thrilling tournament in Hong Kong.
“The World Series is very competitive at the moment and it is very difficult to predict a winner for Hong Kong,” said Treu.
“So far this season there have been five different winners for the five rounds of the World Series, which just illustrate the point that Hong Kong will be an extremely difficult challenge.”
The Blitzbokke are drawn in Pool A alongside Argentina, Wales and Australia.
South Africa pool fixtures in Hong Kong are (SA kick-off times):
Friday, March 22
15:16 - SA v Argentina
Saturday, March 23
07:46 - SA v Australia
14:00 - SA v Wales
The 12-man squad was announced by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday at a media conference at the University of the Western Cape in Bellville, outside Cape Town.
The full training squad also took part in a field training session and later handed out autographs to several hundred school children and varsity students.
The players who were part of the title-winning squad in the USA and not travelling to the Far East are Warren Whiteley, Pieter Engelbrecht and Cheslin Kolbe.
Whiteley (Golden Lions) and Kolbe (Western Provinces) returned to their provinces while Engelbrecht was not considered for selection because of the concussion he suffered at an international event in Harare last weekend.
Steven Hunt, who returned to action for the SA Elite Player Development squad in Zimbabwe over the weekend, will make his first World Series appearance for the Blitzbokke since the Dubai tournament in December last year. Another fully fit player returning to the line-up is Justin Geduld, who has recovered from a hand injury.
Other players not considered because of injury are Kyle Brown (ankle), Cecil Afrika (knee) and Mark Richards (Achilles).
The Hong Kong Sevens takes place over three days from 22 to 24 March and will be followed by the Tokyo Sevens a week later on 30 and 31 March.
Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, expects another thrilling tournament in Hong Kong.
“The World Series is very competitive at the moment and it is very difficult to predict a winner for Hong Kong,” said Treu.
“So far this season there have been five different winners for the five rounds of the World Series, which just illustrate the point that Hong Kong will be an extremely difficult challenge.”
The Blitzbokke are drawn in Pool A alongside Argentina, Wales and Australia.
South Africa pool fixtures in Hong Kong are (SA kick-off times):
Friday, March 22
15:16 - SA v Argentina
Saturday, March 23
07:46 - SA v Australia
14:00 - SA v Wales
South Africa's squad for Hong Kong and Tokyo:
|
No |
Name |
Surname |
|
1 |
Chris |
Dry |
|
2 |
Philip |
Snyman |
|
3 |
Frankie |
Horne (captain) |
|
4 |
Jamba |
Ulengo |
|
5 |
Cornal |
Hendricks |
|
6 |
Tshotsho |
Mbovane |
|
7 |
Branco |
Du Preez |
|
8 |
Stephan |
Dippenaar |
|
9 |
Paul |
Delport |
|
10 |
Justin |
Geduld |
|
11 |
Seabelo |
Senatla |
|
12 |
Steven |
Hunt |
