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Snyman confident Blitzboks can set early season tone
Saturday Star
|November 29, 2025
CLEAN SLATE IN DUBAI
SPRINGBOK Sevens captain Impi Visser (third from left) with the seven other team captains ahead of the Dubai SVNS tournament this weekend. | World Rugby
(World Rugby)
HEADING into the Dubai SVNS without the weight of defending a title might actually work in the Springbok Sevens’ favour this year.
Unlike last season — when they arrived in the United Arab Emirates as the most successful team in the tournament’s history and with 11 Dubai titles to their name — the Blitzboks won't have the added pressure of living up to past glory.
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