Nadine Roos, probably the most skilled participant within the Springbok Women’s Sevens squad, has been named to guide the South African crew on the Cape Town Sevens on the Cape Town Stadium this weekend.
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Roos, one among 4 gamers who performed within the final HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series match within the Mother City in 2019, will lead a comparatively inexperienced crew in Cape Town – the place they’ve been grouped in Pool A together with Australia, Ireland and Spain – with six gamers in line to make their debuts.
All of Kemisetso Baloyi, Jakkie Cilliers, Marlize de Bruin, Felicia Jacobs, Simamkele Namba and Aseza Hele are new to the World Series, though De Bruin and Namba performed in Rugby World Cup Sevens on the identical venue in September, and Baloyi and Jacobs have been a part of squads that performed on the Commonwealth Games and Qualifier Series tournaments in England and Chile earlier within the 12 months.
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Cilliers and Hele travelled to New Zealand as a part of the Springbok Women squad for the Rugby World Cup, however this will likely be their first journey into this stage of sevens rugby, whereas Roos, Rights Mkhari, Liske Lategan and Lusanda Dumke are the only real survivors of the 2019 Cape Town Sevens squad.
Acting coach Renfred Dazel stated it was a simple name at hand the captaincy armband to Roos after Mathrin Simmers and Sizophila Solontsi, who shared the captaincy in Dubai final weekend, have been dominated out resulting from damage.
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“Nadine is one of the senior players and she leads by example,” stated Dazel.
“She has played enough rugby at this level to stay calm under pressure and is a good motivator as well. I know she will do an excellent job.”
For Dazel, the variety of match newcomers is just not a giant deal: “We are placing issues in place with the attention on the long run and that’s as necessary for this crew as it’s to do properly in entrance of your private home supporters.
“There are a number of tournaments next season, and this tournament will provide our players with a good feeling of the intensity required to be in the top tier of the game.”
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Dazel is just not too phased about assembly World Series and RWC Sevens champions, Australia, first up.
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“Come Friday afternoon, we will be up against the best team in the world,” he stated.
“What a great opportunity that is for us as a group. Every player wants to compete against the best, every coach wants to be tested against the best team and we approach that game with that attitude.”
The Springbok Women’s Sevens performed each Spain and Australia earlier within the 12 months after they travelled to the France Sevens in Toulouse in May, shedding 50-0 to the Aussies of their opening match earlier than securing a well-deserved 21-19 win over Spain, with Roos scoring 16 of these factors.
Roos stated the captaincy is particular and she or he is adamant that it’s going to not have an effect on her performances.
“I have been around the team for a while now and it is just great playing for them,” stated Roos.
“To lead them at this occasion is really special to me and I will enjoy the moment. But ultimately, it is not about me, we are all in this together and my main aim will be to make sure every one of us play for the jersey and the team-mate next to you.”
Springbok Women’s Sevens squad (with World Series stats)
- Rights Mkhari (vice-captain) – 1 match, 4 matches
- Asisipho Plaatjies – 1 match, 5 matches
- Kemisetso Baloyi – on debut
- Jakkie Cilliers – on debut
- Marlize de Bruin – on debut
- Felicia Jacobs – on debut
- Anacadia Minnaar -1 match, 2 matches
- Aseza Hele – on debut
- Nadine Roos (captain) – 5 tournaments, 18 matches, 79 factors (13 tries, 7 conversions)
- Snenhlanhla Shozi – 1 match, 4 matches
- Simamkele Namba – on debut
- Liske Lategan – 2 tournaments, 9 matches, 10 factors (2 tries)
- Lusanda Dumke – 1 match, 3 matches
Pool fixtures
Friday, 9 December
Australia – 13:50
Ireland – 18:37
Saturday 10 December
Spain – 13:25
Leading Springbok Women’s Sevens factors’ scorers (World Series):
111: Zenay Jordaan
95: Phumeza Gadu
70: Veroeshka Grain
69: Yolanda Meiring
57: Nadine Roos
