The Blitzboks have opted for a lighter workload as they prepare for the eighth leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series in Singapore this week. In a season where they have had to do without several stalwarts who moved on to 15s‚ injuries have also plagued the side throughout a fractured 2018-2019 campaign. Bruising forward Zain Davids is the latest casualty after it was confirmed on Tuesday he would miss the rest of the season. Davids injured his shoulder in training in Hong Kong last week and will undergo surgery on Wednesday. It has been that kind of season. Philip Snyman‚ Cecil Afrika‚ Chris Dry and Muller du Plessis have all been injured at various stages while Kwagga Smith‚ Seabelo Senatla‚ Rosko Specman‚ Dylan Sage‚ Ruhan Nel and Tim Agaba are focusing on the longer version of the sport. Defence of the title SA won the two previous seasons is no longer realistic for the Blitzboks‚ but finishing fourth overall and claiming an automatic Olympic qualification berth is. They are cur...
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