The few remaining experienced players in the Blitzboks team will have to shoulder more responsibilities during the sixth leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series in Vancouver, Canada this weekend. The SA Sevens team are still 10 points clear at the top of the overall standings at the halfway point of the campaign‚ but they are down to a handful of seasoned campaigners. Star back Werner Kok is the latest player to succumb to injury. He sustained a concussion in Las Vegas last weekend and has already flown home. Marco Labuschagne‚ who has played one tournament‚ has gone the other way to replace Kok. The team embarked on the North American leg without six key players, including record try scorer Seabelo Senatla. They finished fourth in Las Vegas‚ but their chances of re-entering the winner’s circle for the first time since round one in Dubai appear slim. Former skipper Kyle Brown‚ who has 63 caps‚ will have to shoulder huge responsibilities this weekend. "I have seen a bit of the city and t...
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