Three players added to Blitzboks squad for Cape Town Sevens

Three players, including newcomer Jaiden Baron, have been added to the Springbok Sevens squad for the Cape Town Sevens, 

Baron is joined by Christie Grobbelaar and Darren Adonis, who both played in the opening tournament of the 2022/23 series in Hong Kong.  

Grobbelaar has nine caps for the Blitzboks, and Adonis eight. All three players were in action in Dubai last weekend in the colours of the Samurai team that played in the International Invitational tournament. 

Adonis and Baron will provide cover for Dewald Human, who limped off the field in Dubai. The Blitzboks medical team is awaiting the results of a scan to decide on whether Human will be available. 

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The Blitzboks are seeded No 1 for the Cape Town Sevens following their tournament victory in Dubai and will face Canada, Fiji and France in their pool matches on Friday and Saturday. 

The Canadians are up first on the opening day, while Fiji and France will test the Blitzboks, who suffered close defeats to both teams when they last played in Hong Kong. Both are also in the top five of the current standings. 

World Rugby Sevens Series standings:

32: South Africa, Australia

30: France

29: Ireland

27: Fiji, USA

25: New Zealand, Argentina, Samoa