The Blitzboks go into the defence of their Sydney World Series title in confident mood despite sitting second on the 2017-18 standings. After winning the season-opening tournament in Dubai last December‚ SA lost to New Zealand in the semifinals of the Cape Town event a week later. The Sevens All Blacks went on to win in the Mother City and hold a slender two-point lead over the Blitzboks on the log. It is still early in the season but the next two events — Hamilton in New Zealand after Sydney — are the last time the Blitzboks will have Seabelo Senatla and Kwagga Smith in the line-up. The duo are heading back to Super Rugby for the rest of the season so it is imperative SA make the most of their near-full-strength squad. Senatla reached 200 career tries in Cape Town and has amassed an incredible 203 tries in 35 tournaments. Smith is a hard-working forward with a sprinkle of magic whose ability as a link player will be missed later in the campaign. Senatla hopes his decision to focus ...
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