They say theres no place like home, and that especially rung true for the Blitzboks yesterday as they arrived at their hotel ahead of the Cape Town Sevens tournament this weekend.
It was a disappointing finish to the Dubai Sevens last weekend, where the South Africans lost 24-17 to New Zealand in the quarter-finals to end their remarkable run of five consecutive tournament wins in the UAE.
They then went down 17-15 to France in the fifth-place play-off as well, so coach Philip Snyman and his team have a lot to play for at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday and Sunday. But Leyds the younger brother of Springbok utility back Dillyn believes that the Blitzboks have the ability to turn things around this weekend in a tournament that they last won in the 2015/16 season.
Their spirits would have been lifted by the traditional buoyant welcome with singing and dancing they received from the hotel staff after enjoying a day off following their arrival from Dubai.
Its good to be back, especially the couple of hours we had to spend some time with family just get back to ground zero for me especially... Just to remind myself where Im coming from, said the 27-year-old Leyds, who hails from Strand.
