BlitzBok coach in a surprisingly good mood after losing Cup Final

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REACTION: Springbok Sevens coach Philip Snyman left BC Place is in a good mood despite their second placed finish in Vancouver.

That is because Snyman believes that his team's overall objectives for the 2025 HSBC SVNS are still in place.

The BlitzBoks fell short of winning the Vancouver title, losing 12-19 to Argentina in the Final, but Snyman said the wider picture is still rosy with most of their objectives reached on this trip to Canada.

Jobb was unfortunately red-carded in the semifinal against Fiji, forcing the BlitzBoks to play with six men for 10 minutes, but his team's response made Snyman proud.

"Playing Fiji with seven is already tough enough, so to have only six on the field and coming from behind on the scoreboard to win made me very proud," said Snyman of the victory, which came from the last play of the match.

"The guys showed what the jersey meant to them by never giving up in that match and working extra hard to compensate for the missing defender. That performance is one I will remember for a long time."

With the Blitzboks firmly established as a title contender with two rounds left, Snyman has a couple of weeks to prepare his troops for the back-to-back tournaments in Hong Kong (28-30 March) and Singapore (5-6 April).

The final stop is the Grand Finale in Los Angeles (3-4 May).

"We are still in with a realistic chance to win the series and that is great, but we will still continue with expanding our player depth at those two tournaments," said Snyman.

"Once back home, the management will have a discussion on our roster for that trip and how we are going to approach it. For now, we are in a good position and mindset. Yes, we lost the final, but we gained in many other areas."

The Blitzboks arrive back in Cape Town on Wednesday.