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2018–19 South Africa national rugby sevens team season

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South Africa national rugby sevens team
2018–19 season
Head coachNeil Powell
CaptainPhilip Snyman
Overall rank4th
Tournaments
RecordWon 40, Drew 1, Lost 16 (Overall)
Top try scorerAll: Siviwe Soyizwapi (33)
Top points scorerAll: Selvyn Davids (203)

In 2018–19, the South Africa national rugby sevens team participated in the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series, the 20th edition of the competition since its inception in 1999–2000.

Squad

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The following players were named in the South Africa national rugby sevens squad for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series:[1]

2018–2019 South Africa World Rugby Sevens squad
Player Position Date of birth (age) Debut Tour­naments Matches Points Ref
Cecil Afrika Back (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 30) 2009 Dubai Sevens 61 318 1,430 [2]
Kurt-Lee Arendse Back (1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 22) 0 0 0 [3]
Kyle Brown Forward (1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 31) 2008 Dubai Sevens 65 327 420 [4]
Angelo Davids Back (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 19) 0 0 0 [5]
Selvyn Davids Back (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 24) 2017 Hong Kong Sevens 5 25 97 [6]
Zain Davids Forward (1997-05-04)4 May 1997 (aged 21) 2017 Wellington Sevens 13 60 45 [7]
Chris Dry Forward (1988-02-13)13 February 1988 (aged 30) 2010 Adelaide Sevens 64 319 460 [8]
Muller du Plessis Back (1999-06-25)25 June 1999 (aged 19) 2018 USA Sevens 4 20 55 [9]
Branco du Preez Back (1990-05-08)8 May 1990 (aged 28) 2010 Wellington Sevens 61 306 1,162 [10]
Stedman Gans Back (1997-03-19)19 March 1997 (aged 21) 2017 USA Sevens 11 46 60 [11]
Justin Geduld Back (1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 25) 2013 Wellington Sevens 36 186 833 [12]
Dewald Human Back (1995-05-19)19 May 1995 (aged 23) 2017 Paris Sevens 4 18 66 [13]
Werner Kok Forward / Back (1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 25) 2013 London Sevens 37 184 420 [14]
Sako Makata Forward (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 0 [15]
James Murphy Forward (1995-11-30)30 November 1995 (aged 23) 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 2 11 0 [16]
Mfundo Ndhlovu Back (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 21) 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 2 10 10 [17]
Ryan Oosthuizen Forward (1995-05-22)22 May 1995 (aged 23) 2017 Hong Kong Sevens 10 45 55 [18]
JC Pretorius Forward (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 (aged 20) 0 0 0 [19]
Philip Snyman (c) Forward (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 31) 2008 Dubai Sevens 54 248 346 [20]
Siviwe Soyizwapi Back (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 25) 2016 Hong Kong Sevens 18 89 280 [21]
Rosko Specman Back (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 29) 2014 Wellington Sevens 26 138 343 [22]
Impi Visser Forward (1995-05-30)30 May 1995 (aged 23) 0 0 0 [23]
All information correct as at 30 November 2018, prior to the start of the season.

Tournaments

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Player statistics

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The appearance record for players that represented the South Africa national rugby sevens team in 2018–19 is as follows:

2018–2019 South Africa World Rugby Sevens player statistics
Player Dubai Cape Town Hamilton Sydney Las Vegas Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore London Paris Season Total Career Total
T M P T M P
Cecil Afrika Yes 1 6 10 62 324 1,440
Kurt-Lee Arendse Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 16 45 4 16 45
Kyle Brown Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 20 25 69 347 445
Angelo Davids Yes Yes 2 11 10 2 11 10
Selvyn Davids Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 44 203 14 69 300
Zain Davids Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5 28 15 18 88 60
Chris Dry Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 23 5 68 342 465
Muller du Plessis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 24 100 10 44 155
Branco du Preez Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 55 140 71 361 1,302
Stedman Gans Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 39 70 18 85 130
Justin Geduld Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 53 118 46 239 951
Dewald Human Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5 25 48 9 43 114
Werner Kok Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 56 110 47 240 530
Sako Makata Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 24 10 6 24 10
James Murphy Yes 1 1 0 3 12 0
Mfundo Ndhlovu Yes Yes 2 7 15 4 17 25
Ryan Oosthuizen Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 38 30 17 83 85
JC Pretorius Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5 27 55 5 27 55
Philip Snyman Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 28 30 61 276 376
Siviwe Soyizwapi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 56 165 28 145 445
Rosko Specman Yes Yes 2 12 37 28 150 380
Impi Visser Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 55 65 10 55 65
indicates a player was a playing member of the squad for the relevant tournament.

See also

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References

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