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While the Blitzboks can boast five tournament victories on American soil over the years, they will have their work cut out for them in Los Angeles this weekend if they hope to cut New Zealand's lead at the top of the World Sevens Series log.
After a tournament in which they topped their pool and dispatched Fiji in emphatic fashion in the semi-finals, the Blitzboks were taught a sevens rugby lesson by New Zealand in the final of the Sydney Sevens on Sunday.
A dominant performance in which they never relinquished control handed New Zealand an emphatic 38-0 win over the Blitzboks in the final of the Sydney Sevens.
The Blitzboks are into the semi-finals of the Sydney Sevens after a 26-12 win over Ireland in their quarter-final clash.
The Blitzboks showed a never-say-die attitude in their Pool B clash against New Zealand at the Sydney Sevens on Saturday as they ran out 17-14 winners despite two yellow cards. They will now face Ireland in a quarter-final clash which kicks off at 11:05 (SA time). Following a period when both sides had possession but made little progress, New Zealand opened the scoring after five minutes when Joe Webber stepped off his right foot to beat the Blitzboks' defence and speed away for a converted try under the uprights. A Shelton van Wyk try after the half-time hooter brought South Africa back into the contest, and Ricardo Duarttee levelled up proceedings at 7-all with a brilliant conversion from the right-hand touchline. The Blitzboks were on the back foot straight from the start of the second half when Jaiden Baron was sent to the bin for not allowing New Zealand to take a quick penalty. New Zealand made that extra man count by employing a kick-pass to find Roderick Solo, who beat Impi Visser to the ball and scored a converted try under the uprights for a 14-7 lead.
Following their poor showing at the Hamilton Sevens in New Zealand last weekend, Blitzboks captain Siviwe Soyizwapi says they were brutally honest in their assessment of what went wrong.
After a disappointing Hamilton Sevens, where they finished seventh, the Blitzboks are determined to improve their game for the Sydney Sevens this coming weekend.
Outgoing Springbok Women's Sevens coach Paul Delport said the timing of his resignation announcement had little to do with being overlooked for the previously vacant Blitzbok gig.