After their win in Dubai last weekend, the Blitzboks will be looking to add the Cape Town Sevens title as the tournament gets under way on Friday. | Sport24news
However, home pressure adds a different dimension, with the Blitzboks not having won in South Africa since 2015. While self-belief from the Dubai win may have received a boost, head coach Sandile Ngcobo believes the reset button is equally important.
"The change from a two-day tournament to three days means you have to adapt slightly in your approach, especially from a strength and conditioning perspective," said Ngcobo. "We're playing Canada on day one who are a young team full of energy. They always rock up against us. I think we last played them at the Commonwealth Games, and it was a tough game. That's eactly the type of game we want. We need our guys to work hard and get into the tournament.
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