Blitzboks skipper confident poor Hamilton showing won't be repeated: 'We took accountability'

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. 

In doing so, Soyizwapi expects a positive response as South Africa lines up in Pool B alongside New Zealand, Kenya and Uruguay for the Sydney Sevens this coming weekend.

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Speaking before the fifth event on the World Sevens Series calendar, Soyizwapi said that in their losses to France and Ireland, the Blitzboks were their own worst enemies and had "neglected the system." 

"We can look each other in the eye again after that (the Hamilton post-mortem), as everybody owned up when we did that post-tournament analysis," said Soyizwapi. 

"We dissected what happened in Hamilton, took accountability and accepted responsibility. 

"The players had to take it on the chin. It was clear in the reviews that we neglected the system and that the mistakes we made were of our own doing. 

"Once we accepted that, we could look each other in the eye again, and now we can have a positive outlook coming into Sydney," Soyizwapi added. 

They accepted the guidance from their coaching staff, Sandile Ngcobo and Philip Snyman, on what needs to be done better, admitted Soyizwapi, who has scored 139 tries in 232 matches for the men in green and gold. 

"The reality is our coaches have been there before, and they know what they are talking about when a regroup is needed. It was important to own up to the mistakes and then put it behind you." 

The veteran of 44 World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments feels comments about the size of his teammates are misplaced. 

"We may not be the biggest team