The odds are against the Springbok Sevens with a substandard run of form and a poor Hong Kong record to contend with this weekend.
Selvyn Davids during a Blitzboks training session at Kings Park Sports Ground in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong, on 1 April 2024.
The four-time Sevens series champions are in seventh place in the 12-team overall standings, with only the Hong Kong and Singapore sevens remaining before the grand finale in Madrid from 31 May to 2 June. However, the goal is a finish in the top eight after Hong Kong and Singapore, which will see the team in with a chance of taking an overall gold medal for the season with a win in Madrid.“We trained well back home and the two sessions we had here in Hong Kong also went smoothly. The main thing I wanted to establish was clarity in roles and I think we achieved that since we started our preparation for Hong Kong.
His first task, outside of resurging a struggling side, is made even more arduous given the side’s underwhelming record in Hong Kong.
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