The Blitzboks sorely missed leading try-scorer Seabelo Senatla in the Cape Town Sevens final against England on Sunday‚ but it was the player’s call to bench himself. Senatla‚ the current World Sevens Player of the Year‚ picked up a knock on his thigh in Sunday’s earlier 33-0 quarterfinal win over Wales at the Cape Town Stadium. He was substituted early and seen limping after the game. Senatla later started in the 14-7 semifinal win over New Zealand but went off before half-time and never took part in the final‚ which England won 19-17. "I was pretty stupid to go out like that for the semifinal. I was not even close to 70%‚" Senatla said after the final. "I couldn’t get my movement right and couldn’t function properly. I risked it in the semifinal. "I know how much value it adds to the rest of the guys just seeing me there. It’s one of those things. "They get a little bit of confidence with me being round them‚ and I did it for that. "I knew I was going to struggle and I was struggl...
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