LIVE | Do-or-die for Blitzboks in Olympic quest
The Blitzboks are in action at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage event in Monaco this weekend.
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The Blitzboks are in action at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage event in Monaco this weekend.
Philip Snyman has been confirmed as permanent head coach of the Springbok Sevens side.
The Kiwis outscored the Canadians by three tries to two in a tense, defence-led match in front of a near-capacity 69,000 crowd at the Stade de France.
Hugo Keenan paid tribute to rivals New Zealand after Ireland's sevens loss to the southern hemisphere side at the Stade de France, but the Leinster player was left ruing missed opportunities in the Pool C decider in Paris.
Selvyn Davids will lead the Blitzboks at the Paris Olympics as SA Rugby finalised their 14-man squad for the multi-sport event.
French rugby star Antoine Dupont, one of the home pin-ups for the Paris Olympics, helped France to a 19-5 victory over Argentina in the grand final of the World Rugby SVNS Series in Madrid on Sunday.
Interim Springbok Sevens head coach, Philip Snyman, has opted for four changes to the squad for next weekend's Hong Kong Sevens (5-7 April).
Michael Hooper is set to make his sevens debut for Australia at the prestigious Hong Kong tournament, it was announced on Thursday, as the Wallabies Test veteran bids for a place at the Paris Olympics.