The Blitzboks arrived in Wellington‚ New Zealand‚ on Sunday with a mission to extend their lead at the top of the World Sevens Series standings. The third leg of the 10-leg series takes place in New Zealand’s capital this weekend, with the South Africans leading on 41 points after winning the first round in Dubai and finishing runners-up in Cape Town. Mother City winners England are second on the standings with 39 points and World Series and Olympic champions Fiji are third on 32 points. New Zealand and Scotland share fourth spot on 27 points. For the Blitzboks, the first challenge is overcoming jet lag by the weekend to ensure they are playing at optimum level. A bigger challenge will be finding their rhythm without the injured‚ experienced duo of playmaker Cecil Afrika and star forward Kyle Brown. Springbok Sevens wing Siviwe Soyizwapi‚ who replaced Afrika‚ will play at this venue for the first time since making his Blitzbok debut last season and he is excited to contribute to the...
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