The Blitzboks endured a shaky begin to the brand new SVNS Collection over the weekend in Dubai, and with simply days to recalibrate earlier than the tour lands on dwelling soil, messages have been quick and sharp.
Coming via pool A with two losses and one win, the HSBC SVNS 2025 champions had been left combating it out for fifth place. Days two and three of the occasion noticed wins over Nice Britain and Spain, securing the fifth-placed end and the 12 competitors factors that include it.
However for a group with desires of extra silverware, fifth place didn’t sit effectively. Blitzboks sweeper, Ricardo Duarttee, mirrored on the weekend as a missed alternative.
“We regrouped on Sunday already after the frustration of Saturday, as one may see on our day two outcomes,” stated Duarttee after they arrived at Cape City Worldwide Airport.
“It hurts that we dropped outcomes to Fiji and Argentina in our pool, however we got here again on Sunday to get some perception again.
“This weekend, we’ve got one other likelihood to redeem ourselves, and I can’t await that.”
Desperate to make amends and provides dwelling followers one thing to cheer about, Duarttee is hoping to recreate the profitable magic South Africa discovered at DHL Stadium final 12 months, after they claimed simply their second dwelling title for the reason that circuit first got here to Cape City in 2015. The primary of these two wins got here a decade earlier, within the inaugural Cape City occasion.
“We actually don’t wish to wait that lengthy once more; in reality, the squad can be very decided to proper the wrongs from Dubai,” the 20-tournament Blitzbok stated.
“Cape City is simply such a particular place to play at. There’s a large feeling of pleasure for the weekend.”
The speedster emerged from the 2024/25 collection as one of many extra statistically spectacular performers on the tour, however wouldn’t let numbers or accolades distract from his group’s aim.
“We play for the love of the sport, for the eagerness we’ve got for it and this weekend, we get to play in entrance of household, mates and constant supporters.
“We have to put some pleasure again within the Springbok Sevens jersey and the place higher that proper right here. There is no such thing as a place like DHL Stadium on the weekend of the Cape City Sevens.”
Bettering on final weekend’s outcomes can be simpler stated than achieved after the pool draw positioned Dubai winners New Zealand in pool A with the Boks, Fiji and Nice Britain.
“What a chance this can be for us to rectify the errors and present what we’re able to, particularly in entrance of a correct crowd to cheer us on. I can’t await Saturday, it’s going to be an enormous day.
“We’d like our supporters to return and have fun our solely alternative to play at dwelling with us. See you there.”
