Overview
- The Springbok Sevens named Quewin Nortje to their Hong Kong squad on Wednesday for the opening leg of the three-tournament HSBC SVNS World Championship.
- Nortje missed the entire 2026 regular SVNS Series through injury but is now fit, bringing a record of 32 tries in 12 tournaments after last featuring at the 2025 Los Angeles World Championship win.
- Injury losses from the North American leg ruled out Christie Grobbelaar, Dewald Human and Gino Cupido, with Zain Davids returning from a rest period and Jayden Nell keeping his place after a strong New York debut.
- South Africa arrive in form after winning four of the six regular-season events, and they are drawn with Argentina, Spain and Uruguay in Pool A at Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong.
- Coach Philip Snyman said the group reset in a Stellenbosch camp to start from basics and align for the World Championship events in Hong Kong, Valladolid and Bordeaux, with Nortje’s pace set to stretch defenses and deepen their strike options.