HSBC WORLD SERIES
Blitzboks coach keeps pushing for title
After winning four of the five 2016-17 HSBC World Series events so far‚ there’s cause for satisfaction
In these heady and unprecedented times for the SA Sevens team‚ the only people who remain with their feet firmly on the ground in the wake of the side’s achievements are the Blitzboks themselves. After winning four of the five 2016-17 HSBC World Series events so far‚ claiming 107 out of a possible 110 log points and sitting 24 points clear of Fiji at the top of the standings‚ there is cause for satisfaction. The Blitzboks have won in Dubai‚ Wellington‚ Sydney and last week in Las Vegas with a runners-up finish at their home tournament in Cape Town being the only blemish on their near perfect record. They have also won 28 of 30 matches on the circuit this season. But coach Neil Powell is having none of the suggestions that the overall title is in the bag. On Tuesday, when the squad arrived in Vancouver for the sixth round of the 10-leg series‚ he put them straight to work. "It’s all about maintaining our own high standards now‚" Powell said. "We are happy we could open the gap at the...
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