ON BENCH FOR STORMERS
Senatla bulking up for Super Rugby return
Seabelo Senatla has decided to focus his long-term ambitions on the 15-man game and this weekend marks a major step in his career
Current World Sevens Player of the Year Seabelo Senatla will make his first Super Rugby appearance since 2015, when he takes the field for the Stormers against the Jaguares at Newlands on Saturday. Senatla played in the first four tournaments of the current World Sevens Series and was the leading try -scorer, with 32 strikes. But he has decided to focus his long-term ambitions on the 15-man game and this weekend marks a major step in his career. He is on the bench for this weekend’s clash and has spent the past few weeks in the gym and on swotting team tactics. "Seabelo sees it simply — rugby is rugby — and he has been getting used to the patterns and some of the structures in general play‚" coach Robbie Fleck said. "He’s looking good and fit after a little mental break from the game after his sevens commitments. We wanted to give him more time, but this is the right game from him to come on to the bench. "Seabelo needed to recondition from sevens because they’re a bit lighter in th...
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