The Blitzboks celebrate their SVNS World Championship win in Bordeaux this past weekend.
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The success of the Springbok Sevens system over the past couple of seasons is proof that there is more than one way to build a winning team in South African rugby.
Despite sitting lower down the SA Rugby pecking order when it comes to funding, resources and access to players, the Blitzboks have managed to achieve something special.
Under head coach Philip Snyman — once a player and captain who went through these struggles with the team — they were crowned SVNS World Championship winners for a second successive season and, for the first time, also claimed the SVNS Series title in the same year.
