Watch VideoBlitzboks look for clinical edge in Bordeaux after SVNS Valladolid final defeat

Bltizboks coach Philip Snyman is demanding more of a cutting edge to their play as the HSBC SVNS World Championship series leaders approach this weekend’s final leg in Bordeuax, France. The Blitzboksmay have extended their remarkable run of consistency byreaching a sixth consecutive HSBC SVNS World Championship final in Valladolid, but coach Philip Snyman believes they left Spain with an important lesson ahead of this weekend’s season finale in Bordeaux. South Africa scored 21 tries across their six matches and remained top of the World Championship standings despite Sunday’s 26-19 defeat to Australia.

Yet, Snyman felt his side failed to make enough of their opportunities when it mattered most. “We were not clinical enough.In the final, we missed too many tackles and that got them back into the game,” Snyman said afterwards. In the final, we missed too many tackles and that got them back into the game,” Snyman said afterwards.

The concern extends beyond the championship match.Although the Blitzboks reached another final, they were forced to scrap for victories during the pool stages, needing a golden-point try to overcome Great Britain before being pushed hard by both Kenya and Spain. Although the Blitzboks reached another final, they were forced to scrap for victories during the pool stages, needing a golden-point try to overcome Great Britain before being pushed hard by both Kenya and Spain. For Snyman, that inability to consistently impose themselves early in tournaments remains a concern. “You are supposed to set the standard on day one and pick up the momentum from there, but we did not quite do that and in fact struggled on the first two days,” he said.