2018–19 South Africa national rugby sevens team season

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.

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)

Squad

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 AfrikaBack (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 30)2009 Dubai Sevens613181,430[2]
Kurt-Lee ArendseBack (1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 22)000[3]
Kyle BrownForward (1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 31)2008 Dubai Sevens65327420[4]
Angelo DavidsBack (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 19)000[5]
Selvyn DavidsBack (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 24)2017 Hong Kong Sevens52597[6]
Zain DavidsForward (1997-05-04)4 May 1997 (aged 21)2017 Wellington Sevens136045[7]
Chris DryForward (1988-02-13)13 February 1988 (aged 30)2010 Adelaide Sevens64319460[8]
Muller du PlessisBack (1999-06-25)25 June 1999 (aged 19)2018 USA Sevens42055[9]
Branco du PreezBack (1990-05-08)8 May 1990 (aged 28)2010 Wellington Sevens613061,162[10]
Stedman GansBack (1997-03-19)19 March 1997 (aged 21)2017 USA Sevens114660[11]
Justin GeduldBack (1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 25)2013 Wellington Sevens36186833[12]
Dewald HumanBack (1995-05-19)19 May 1995 (aged 23)2017 Paris Sevens41866[13]
Werner KokForward / Back (1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 25)2013 London Sevens37184420[14]
Sako MakataForward (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 20)000[15]
James MurphyForward (1995-11-30)30 November 1995 (aged 23)2018 Hong Kong Sevens2110[16]
Mfundo NdhlovuBack (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 21)2018 Hong Kong Sevens21010[17]
Ryan OosthuizenForward (1995-05-22)22 May 1995 (aged 23)2017 Hong Kong Sevens104555[18]
JC PretoriusForward (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 (aged 20)000[19]
Philip Snyman (c)Forward (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 31)2008 Dubai Sevens54248346[20]
Siviwe SoyizwapiBack (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 25)2016 Hong Kong Sevens1889280[21]
Rosko SpecmanBack (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 29)2014 Wellington Sevens26138343[22]
Impi VisserForward (1995-05-30)30 May 1995 (aged 23)000[23]
All information correct as at 30 November 2018, prior to the start of the season.

Tournaments

Player statistics

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 Afrika1610623241,440
Kurt-Lee Arendse4164541645
Kyle Brown4202569347445
Angelo Davids2111021110
Selvyn Davids9442031469300
Zain Davids52815188860
Chris Dry423568342465
Muller du Plessis6241001044155
Branco du Preez1055140713611,302
Stedman Gans739701885130
Justin Geduld105311846239951
Dewald Human52548943114
Werner Kok105611047240530
Sako Makata6241062410
James Murphy1103120
Mfundo Ndhlovu271541725
Ryan Oosthuizen73830178385
JC Pretorius5275552755
Philip Snyman8283061276376
Siviwe Soyizwapi105616528145445
Rosko Specman2123728150380
Impi Visser105565105565
indicates a player was a playing member of the squad for the relevant tournament.

See also

References

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