CONSISTENT
New mission awaits the triumphant Blitzboks
The season includes Sevens World Cup in San Francisco in 2018 and the Commonwealth Games in Australia‚ where SA are the reigning champions
Now the Blitzboks have risen to the summit of the HSBC World Sevens Series‚ a new goal will be to stay there, because next season presents huge challenges. The Sevens World Cup will take place in San Francisco in 2018 in a season that includes the Commonwealth Games in Australia‚ where SA are the reigning champions. After such a dominant season‚ the Blitzboks have set a high standard that all teams will be chasing. Neil Powell’s side have set a new bar with unprecedented consistency‚ coupled with ruthlessness in 2016-17. Over the past five years — since the appeal of Sevens has grown with its introduction as an Olympic sport — no side has been as consistent. The Blitzboks claimed five of the 10 titles this season and also made eight finals. They won 82% of their matches – 49 out of 60 with 10 defeats and a draw – and collected 192 log points. Nearest challengers England lost 14 of their 58 matches with two draws for a 72% winning ratio. Olympic champions Fiji lost 16 of their 58 mat...
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