Former Springbok wings Rosko Specman and Travis Ismaiel have been named in the Blitzboks squad set to travel to Harare on Thursday for the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifiers.
There will be good news for the Springbok Sevens squad when they assemble at their base in Stellenbosch on Wednesday, but also some bad news for team and country.
The Springbok Sevens team shrugged off the disappointment of not making the quarter-finals at the HSBC London Sevens with two big wins on Sunday to claim ninth spot at Twickenham as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series drew to a close.
The Springbok Sevens team shrugged off the disappointment of not making the quarter-finals with a 29-7 win over Japan in the ninth-place semi-final of the HSBC London Sevens at Twickenham on Sunday.
The Springbok Sevens team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals after a 32-21 loss to New Zealand in their final pool game at the HSBC London Sevens on Saturday.
The Blitzboks are eager to show what they're capable of as they try to gain automatic qualification for the Olympic Games when the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series concludes in London this weekend.