Three Blitzboks stalwarts to miss Sevens World Cup in the US due to injury
Seabelo Senatla‚ Cecil Afrika and Kyle Brown are out, with coach Neil Powell saying ‘the next couple of weeks will be about player management’
Blitzboks stalwarts Seabelo Senatla‚ Cecil Afrika and Kyle Brown will miss the Sevens World Cup in San Francisco next month after injury ruled the trio out. It is a huge blow for coach Neil Powell and the squad‚ who were hoping Afrika (hamstring) and Senatla (groin)‚ might recover in time. Brown‚ who had a severe knee injury‚ was never in with a chance of making it. Another experienced campaigner‚ Chris Dry‚ will also miss the World Cup because of a knee injury. Senatla is SA’s all time leading try-scorer with 224 in his 203-match World Seven Series career. Afrika is SA’s all-time leading points-scorer on the annual circuit‚ having amassed 1,430 points in 318 matches. It’s fair to say both will be severely missed while the physicality of Brown and Dry cannot easily be replaced. Powell kick-started the final preparations for the American showpiece in Stellenbosch with a training camp‚ consisting of 15 players‚ including current captain Philip Snyman. The coach‚ who also played at the...
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