Dewald Human News Today

The Blitzboks put their boardroom drama aside and to get their Hong Kong Sevens campaign off to the perfect start.

The odds are against the Springbok Sevens with a substandard run of form and a poor Hong Kong record to contend with this weekend.

The Blitzboks recently suffered some of the worst defeats in their history, but the problems lie deeper than the coaching.

The victory was built on sharp, aggressive defence led by Justin Geduld, as well as brilliant scramble defence as a unit.

Fiji failed to reach the HSBC SVNS Dubai 7s final for the seventh year in a row after losing 14-7 to South Africa in the cup semifinal today.

In 2009 Rugby Sevens was made an Olympic sport and it had a positive impact on growth. But the World Sevens Series is changing.

The Springbok Sevens finished ninth in London this weekend to knock them out of automatic Olympic qualification.

South Africa raced off to an early 12-0 at half-time scoring unanswered points through Dewald Human and Mfundo Ndlovu with Human adding both conversions.

Toulouse Sevens: The Blitzboks will be hoping for a change of fortune on the Sevens circuit as they welcome a return for several stalwarts.

South Africa's Blitzboks are looking to regain some lost ground at the penultimate HSBC World Sevens tournament in Toulouse at the weekend.