The Blitzboks stayed seventh in the HSBC SVNS standings after a disappointing sixth-place finish in Hong Kong.
in the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, which saw them qualify for the Grand Final of the reimagined HSBC SVNS in Madrid at the end of May.
The Blitzboks picked up enough log points in Hong Kong, where they delivered their third best finish in the season so far, to remain in the top eight on the overall log and will be part of the winner-takes-all spectacle in Spain. “It was important for us to stop the slide down the rankings, and I am pleased we could do that,” said Snyman.
“We also topped our pool for the first time in a while, which is evidence of the team’s improvement from the North American leg.”With their tickets to Madrid booked, the next tournament will be used to fine-tune their squad for the trip to Spain and the repechage tournament for Olympic Games qualification in Monaco in June, Snyman said.It’s been a downhill slide for the Springbok Sevens side after they triumphed on home soil in Cape Town in the opening round last December.
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