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After a disappointing Hamilton Sevens, where they finished seventh, the Blitzboks are determined to up their game for the Sydney Sevens next weekend.
One particular area of focus is the collapse, which they struggled with in New Zealand.
South African Sevens stalwart Zain Davids says the Blitzboks need to up their game after a run of poor results following their Dubai win in Dubai.
However, based on the 25-year-old pillar, with several inexperienced players on the team, the Blitzboks will continue to improve as they get more playing time together.
“The results are not always what we want or what we train for, but it is also true that we have some new players in the team and we need some time together on the pitch to improve,” said Davids, who is also feeling his way back to action after his return from injury.
After their impressive first day in Hamilton, the Blitzboks were beaten by France and Ireland, who dominated at the break to help set up their victories.
That will lead to a change of focus in Sydney this weekend, says Davids.
“We’re not the biggest team on tour, and teams come for us in rucks, so we have to push ourselves in that regard,” he said.
“We talked about that and how we need to adapt this weekend as we face Kenya first, and they will certainly come for us.”
Davids said there is real determination to return to the podium in Sydney and improve his position in the overall record in the World Series of Sevens.
“The comeback has to be greater than the setback, so we want to rectify what happened in Hamilton,” added Davids.
“We’ve shown what we can do, so our effort this weekend has real purpose.”
