The Blitzboks have jetted off to Europe to compete in the final two Sevens World Championship tournaments, in Valladolid and Bordeaux.
Coming off a memorable triumph in Hong Kong last month, the Blitzboks will face Great Britain, Kenya and Australia in Pool A at Estadio Jose Zorrilla this weekend.
Ricardo Duarttee, also a sweeper and no stranger to the national setup, has been called up to the travelling group that departed for Europe on Sunday.
Duarttee was a member of the victorious squads in Cape Town and Perth, where he kicked the match-winning conversion against Fiji, as the Blitzboks romped home in the Sevens Series.
For Duarttee the late inclusion means that he will also be involved in the South African charge to the World Championship crown in Valladolid and Bordeaux. The Blitzboks won the first of three events in Hong Kong last month and are leading the standings that will determine the overall winner early next month.
Blitzboks’ Pool A fixtures (SA times, all matches live on SuperSport):
Friday 29 May
12h34:Â Great Britain
17h08:Â Kenya
Saturday, 30 May
13h23:Â Australia
Springbok Sevens squad (with HSBC SVNS stats):
#2 Ryan Oosthuizen – 63 tournaments, 285 points (57 tries)
#3 Impi Visser (captain) – 51 tournaments, 240 points (48 tries)
#4 Zain Davids – 58 tournaments, 255 points (51 tries)
#5 Ricardo Duarttee – 23 tournaments, 372 points (25 tries, 121 conversions, 1 penalty goal)
#8 Selvyn Davids – 47 tournaments, 793 points (107 tries, 129 conversions, 1 penalty goal)
#10 Dewald Human – 33 tournaments, 330 points (30 tries, 90 conversions)
#11 Siviwe Soyizwapi – 65 tournaments, 805 points (161 tries)
#12 Shilton van Wyk – 33 tournaments, 370 points (74 tries)
#14 Quewin Nortje – 13 tournaments, 165 points (33 tries)
#16 Sebastiaan Jobb – 9 tournaments, 80 points (16 tries)
#19 David Brits – 16 tournaments, 60 points (12 tries)
#24 Tristan Leyds – 18 tournaments, 236 points (30 tries, 43 conversions)
#31 Jayden Nell – 2 tournaments, 0 points
#35 Gino Cupido – 3 tournaments, 30 points (6 tries)