BlitzBoks call-up reinforcements for injured duo
03/31/2025 09:27 AM
SQUAD UPDATE: The BlitzBoks have tweaked their squad to replace the injured duo of Quewin Nortje and Hong Kong debutant Gino Cupido, respectively.
David Brits and Sebastiaan Jobb were called up to join the squad after the HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, where the BlitzBoks finished ninth overall.
Apart from a decent music playlist, David Brits is adamant that he will bring positive energy to the Springbok Sevens squad in Singapore, where the sixth leg of HSBC SVNS will take place this weekend.
Where the swop between Jobb - who had to serve a two-match suspension - and Cupido was confirmed before departure to Hong Kong already, in order for the latter to join the Junior Springbok training squad, Brits was on standby in case of injury, and he is ready to add to the squad effort.
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"I prefer this format, to be honest - playing only four games is far less taxing on your legs, but that is just my preference," he said.
"Yes, we are playing Argentina again, like we did in Cape Town, and I believe we can get the same result.
"They are playing well at the moment and deservedly won last weekend, but we don't fear them as an opponent.
"We know that if we are at our best, we can beat anyone.
"Last weekend, we had some lapses, teams targeted us at the breakdowns, and we battled to get decent possession.
"But that is done now. We will start this week with a clean slate and determined to deliver a great result."
Springbok Sevens pool schedule in Singapore (SA times):
Saturday, April 5
SA v Great Britain (07.26)
SA v Argentina (10.44)
Springbok Sevens squad for Singapore: Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser, Zain Davids, Ricardo Duarttee, Selvyn Davids, Dewald Human, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Shilton van Wyk, Donavan Don, Sebastiaan Jobb, David Brits, Zander Reynders, Tristan Leyds.
