THE challenge for the Blitzboks in the final leg of the 2015-16 HSBC World Sevens Series in London this weekend is to mentally pick themselves up for the event.After a disappointing quarterfinal exit in Paris last week that cost them any chance of winning the overall title, pride is the only thing to play for at Twickenham.Fiji are 14 points clear of SA at the top of the standings and would need to finish 10th or worse if the Blitzboks won in London, to see their grasp on the overall title ripped away. It’s not going to happen.To compound SA’s problems, they are drawn in the toughest pool in London, and unless they are fully engaged both mentally and physically, they will struggle.Last week’s Paris winners, Samoa, who also ousted the Blitzboks 21-10 in the last eight, are grouped with SA in pool A, with the dangerous USA and fast-improving Canada. It is the closest thing to a pool of death in Sevens rugby."It is not an easy pool. In fact, it is a very tough pool," captain Philip Sny...
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