Blitzboks prepare for Olympic qualification in Madrid

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The South African sevens rugby team, the Blitzboks, is in Madrid to prepare for the Grand Finale of the World Rugby Sevens Series. The team is primarily focused on qualifying for the Olympic Games.

The Blitzboks will use their game time in Madrid to prepare for the Olympic qualifiers in Monaco next month. Team stalwart Siviwe Soyizwapi says they are striving to reach the high level of performance they achieved in the past.

“We are still a team and we are the Springbok Sevens team that represents the country, so we always want to do our country proud. It has not been a great season for us, but with that being said, we are trying to get back to that level and hit that perfect game,” says Soyizwapi.

The Blitzboks’ first pool fixture of the Madrid Sevens Grand Finale will be a stern test against Ireland on Friday.

The support from our @DIRCO_ZA office in Madrid is always a highlight when any of our @springboks teams visit Spain!
Same this time around during #hsbcsvns stop for @Blitzboks and #Womenboks7s. Thank you for the kind words Ambassador Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele #MakeItCount pic.twitter.com/T8upKb3g71

— SA Women’s Rugby (@WomenBoks) May 30, 2024

Fixtures locked in for the final event of the 2023/24 HSBC SVNS Series 💪

Catch the #Blitzboks in action; live on SuperSport 🇿🇦#PoweredByUnity #HSBCSVNS pic.twitter.com/d27tOd0wt2

— Springbok Sevens (@Blitzboks) May 27, 2024

Off to Madrid to make 🇿🇦 proud! @WeBuyCars_SA #PoweredByUnity pic.twitter.com/g7AmMujS07

— Springbok Sevens (@Blitzboks) May 26, 2024

The Grand Finale is loading. Hard to believe the #hsbcsvns series is almost done for the season….@WeBuyCars_SA pic.twitter.com/kVXbwiDP6I

— Springbok Sevens (@Blitzboks) May 21, 2024