Overview
- The Blitzboks, who arrived in Hong Kong on Friday, open the 50th Hong Kong Sevens from 17 to 19 April with organisers expecting about 100,000 fans.
- South Africa headline Pool A as the No. 1 seed and will face Uruguay, Spain and Argentina at Kai Tak Sports Park.
- Winning the regular season locked in automatic qualification for next season and top seeding across the three World Championship legs in Hong Kong, Valladolid and Bordeaux.
- Speedster Quewin Nortje returns from injury and says fierce sessions in Stellenbosch have left the squad match ready.
- The team’s defence led the New York event’s tackle stats even without leader Shilton van Wyk, underscoring a system built on collective work.