Blitzboks' Siviwe Soyizwapi Looking Forwards And Not Backline After Tough 2024

Former Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi is still coming to terms with his new position in the forwards after carving out a great career as a lethal finisher in the Blitzboks' team.

Soyizwapi has an impressive record as a wing, having scored 152 tries in 54 tournaments. But after missing most of 2024 with a serious knee injury, Soyiswapi is being converted into a forward after losing a bit of gas over the last couple of years.

This weekend the veteran Sevens star will have to learn to swim quickly when he will again be thrown into the deep and at the Cape Town Sevens this weekend.

Soyiswapi is one of the forwards who will have to step up and bring the physicality, especially since two regulars in the front row Ryan Oosthuizen and Christie Grobbelaar will miss action due to injuries sustained in Dubai.

Soyiswapi, though, is eager to contribute after getting a rugby lifeline following his knee surgery. Now he wants to make the most of the second chance.