As the Blitzboks prepare to push for a first-ever Sevens World Cup gold medal in Cape Town this weekend, take a look back at their history in the tournament.
After winning all five of their Pool A fixtures, South Africa progressed to a Cup quarter-final pool consisting of Australia, New Zealand and England.
A team captained by Joost van der Westhuizen also included Springboks Breyton Paulse, Pieter Rossouw, Bobby Skinstad and Andre Venter. Once again hosted by Hong Kong, the Springbok Sevens team went into the 2005 edition boasting a squad with Fabian Juries, Mzwandile Stick and Marius Schoeman.2009 In a tough group campaign, South Africa battled to wins over Canada and Scotland to top the pool. However, lying in wait in the quarter-finals were Argentina and the South Americans again upset the odds to claim a 14-12 win.Once again captained by Kyle Brown, a Blitzbok side with Cheslin Kolbe, Seabelo Senatla and Cecil Afrika powered through the group stages, not conceding a point in any of their pool matches against hosts Russia as well as Scotland and Japan.