The Blitzboks head into this weekend’s Vancouver Sevens sitting second on the log with two tournaments to play in the normal series.
The Springbok Sevens squad arrived in Canada with a squad that show six changes from the side that won in Perth, and with a firm belief in the camp that they can maintain their good 2026 form and stay on the right side of each result.
Coach Phili Snyman said it was a tough call to make the changes, but that their main objectives – to broaden the playing depth and to have as many fit players as possible for the World Championship tournaments later in the season – have not changed.
The next two world series tournaments are on consecutive weekends in Vancouver (7-8 March) and New York (14-15 March).
Everything you need to know as the Blitzboks head into the Vancouver Sevens
Standings:
1 Fiji – 70 pts
2 South Africa – 66
3 New Zealand – 62
4 France – 54
5 Australia – 54
Blitzbok squad for HSBC SVNS Vancouver:
#1 Christie Grobbelaar – 26 tournaments, 215 points (43 tries)
#2 Ryan Oosthuizen – 60 tournaments, 260 points (52 tries)
#3 Impi Visser (captain) – 48 tournaments, 230 points (46 tries)
#7 Ronald Brown – 22 tournaments, 453 points (47 tries, 109 conversions)
#8 Selvyn Davids – 44 tournaments, 739 points (97 tries, 127 conversions, 1 penalty goal)
#10 Dewald Human – 31 tournaments, 320 points (30 tries, 85 conversions)
#11 Siviwe Soyizwapi – 62 tournaments, 795 points (159 tries)
#12 Shilton van Wyk – 31 tournaments, 330 points (66 tries)
#16 Sebastiaan Jobb – 6 tournaments, 45 points (9 tries)
#19 David Brits – 13 tournaments, 55 points (11 tries)
#24 Tristan Leyds – 15 tournaments, 170 points (22 tries, 30 conversions)
#28 Grant de Jager – uncapped
#35 Gino Cupido – 1 tournament, 20 points (4 tries)
HSBC SVNS Vancouver pools:
Pool A: South Africa, New Zealand, Spain, Great Britain
Pool B: Fiji, Australia, Argentina, France.
Blitzbok pool schedule (SA times, live on SuperSport):
Saturday 7 March:
22:03: Great Britain
Sunday 8 March:
01:51: Spain
05:40: New Zealand
Head-to-Head:
Great Britain: Played 15, won 10, average score 21-13. Last match: Singapore 2026 – won 33-12
Spain: Played 33, won 31, average score 29-9. Last match: Perth 2026 – won 33-14
New Zealand: Played 108, won 41, average score 15-19. Last match: Singapore 2026 – lost 12-14
Selected stats:
All time points in Canada:
190: Siviwe Soyizwapi
140: Ronald Brown
136: Selvyn Davids
All time tries in Canada:
38: Siviwe Soyizwapi
23: Muller du Plessis
16: Ronald Brown, Selvyn Davids
