WORLD SEVENS SERIES
Getting to 50 is one of many goals, says Blitzboks skipper
Blitzbok captain Philip Snyman will put personal milestones aside as he leads the team in the defence of their Sydney title down under this weekend. Snyman‚ 30‚ will make his 50th World Series tournament appearance for SA‚ becoming only the sixth player to achieve the mark. While he will no doubt enjoy the occasion‚ it will be a lot more memorable if the Blitzboks return to their winning ways Down Under after they lost the semifinals of December’s Cape Town sevens. Losing to New Zealand in the last four allowed the Kiwis to open a small gap at the top of the overall 2017-18 log standings on as they went on to win the final in the Mother City. They have 41 points to SA’s 39. Snyman and his team have to ensure that they do not fall further behind with New Zealand set to play their home tournament in Hamilton next weekend. "It is a massive honour for any player to play 50 tournaments and to be able to do it in a Springbok Sevens jersey just makes it even more special for me‚" said Sn...
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