Blitzboks coach Philip Snyman has outlined what his team need to do to beat hosts France and qualify for the Paris Olympic Games Sevens final.
The teams meet in one of the two semi-finals at the Stade de France on Saturday at 3.30pm for a place in the gold medal match. The winner will take on the winner of the second semi-final between Fiji and Australia.
The Blitzboks qualified for the semi-finals by shocking New Zealand late Thursday, after struggling to qualify for the quarterfinals. They lost to Ireland and New Zealand in pool play before hammering Japan to advance thanks to their strong points differential.
Snyman said Friday afternoon the Blitzboks would follow the example set by Siya Kolisis Springboks who beat France at the same venue 10 months ago in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. On that day, three former Blitzboks players were in action for the Boks, namely Cheslin Kolbe, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Kwagga Smith.
Guts and determinationWe all saw that game and how guts and determination brought the win, said Snyman. We are going to need that as well, apart from being clinical, especially on defence.
