The Springbok Sevens team will play Nigeria in the quarter-finals of the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifiers in Zimbabwe on Sunday morning.
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.
Springbok Sevens playmaker Ricardo Duarttee was named Rookie of the Year at the annual HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series awards in London on Sunday evening.
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.
Their quest for automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games may be out of their hands, but the Springbok Sevens team will leave no stone unturned.