Rugby Sevens

Rugby Sevens

South African coach Paul Treu has been forced to call up several inexperienced youngsters as injury cover for his depleted side, however the South African depth runs deep, and they should still at least make the semis.
Of the other serious contenders, England are already settled in India hoping to improve on their 5th place standing in the World Series

The Springbok Sevens team, meanwhile, travelled to Dubai on Sunday evening for a week long preparation camp in order to acclimatise prior to the games being held in Delhi. Some have questioned the Springboks late motives here, especially as teams like Scotland have been training and acclimatising locally for several days.

The Commonwealth Games Sevens tournament promises to be an exciting event, in that this year's World Series winners Samoa will be up against it in the form of traditional foe South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, who are all desperate to salvage something from this year

With the Rugby Sevens calendar wrapped up, rugby fans are being treated to one more high profile tournament before year-end.