Frustrating weekend for Blitzboks
Neil Powell admits his charges are showing their inexperience, but lessons need to learned.
The Springbok Sevens finished fifth in the Sydney sevens on Sunday in a weekend contrasted by good wins and unfortunate defeats but still managed to retain their fourth position on the overall World Rugby Sevens Series standings.
The Blitzboks ended the tournament well with a 12-10 win over Australia in the fifth place play-off after earlier in the day beating Spain 33-0.
They had started Sunday on a disappointing note however, losing to England 26-5 in the Cup quarterfinals.
Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, afterwards said the inconsistency in Sydney was frustrating.
“It was a frustrating weekend yes. At times we played really good sevens, but too often we failed in some basics. We would have a good half and then follow that up by a poor one. If we can’t get the basics right, we can’t expect to play in finals and semifinals.”
The coach said the usual spark seemed missing at times.
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