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The experienced Chris Dry will return to the Springbok Sevens squad for the first time in more than a year after being named in the tour group for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments in New Zealand and Australia.
Given the iron-clad intellectual property protection around brands as iconic as the Marvel action hero characters, one has to wonder how SA Rugby managed to secure the rights to use the brands for four Super Rugby franchises.
The Springboks’ international schedule in the buildup to the World Cup in Japan appears to be settled with the addition of a warm-up match against Japan.
Due to next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan, the Springboks will play their only two home Tests in 2019 in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
The Springbok Sevens team finished third at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens after they beat New Zealand 10-5 in the bronze medal match.
Playing in front of the passionate home crowd at the Cape Town Stadium will surely result in a much-improved performance from the Blitzboks.
The Springbok Sevens team are not dwelling on what happened in Dubai last weekend, according to Rosko Specman.
The Springbok Sevens team’s sixth place in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens on Saturday was one of their worst starts in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in recent seasons.
The World Sevens Series starts in a week’s time, with all the attention on the Blitzboks to defend their title which they won in dramatic fashion last year.
The Springboks finished their Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom and France on a disappointing note on Saturday evening when Wales defeated them by 20-11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.