Du Plessis hails Blitzboks depth as Great Britain quarters loom in Cape Town

Springbok Sevens star Muller du Plessis is looking forward to tackling Great Britain in the Cape Town Sevens Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.

Du Plessis opened the scoring for the Blitzboks in their final Pool A encounter against France, with South Africa going on to win 26-7 to top their group.

The hosts are unbeaten in Cape Town so far and will face Great Britain in the Cup quarter-finals on Saturday at 21:03.

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Du Plessis insists the Blitzboks will be taking one game at a time as they make it their "mission" to do well in front of a roaring home crowd.

"We said we're going to come together as a group, all focus on ourselves because when we're tight, we play together and that's what we do every game," Du Plessis told reporters on Saturday.

"Very excited for Great Britain, it's the quarter-finals, but it's just another game. We're here for a mission and every game is important. We're enjoying every moment.

"We still have three more games, that's the focus. It'll be great for our country [to win] and that's what we're planning [on doing], but it's just about the next game."

The Blitzboks are eyeing for back-to-back wins in the World Rugby Sevens Series after lifting the Dubai title last week.

Du Plessis could not help but heap praise on Shilton van Wyk, who scored a brace against France and his fourth try in three games for the Blitzboks.

"He (Shilton) is a game-changer, the long tries help the team a lot and break the other team. He is very talented, love playing next to him and he brings good energy," said Du Plessis.

"He is good with the defensive tackles and on the attack and it's 'lekker' to play with him."

Du Plessis continued to applaud the Blitzboks bench, which processes the likes of Dalvon Blood, Zain