It is a new week and a new opportunity for the Springbok Sevens this weekend in the fifth tournament of the 2024 season and for Blitzbok head coach Sandile Ngcobo, the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles cannot come soon enough.

Dit is &#39;n nuwe week en &#39;n nuwe geleentheid vir die Springbok-sewes die naweek in die vyfde toernooi van die 2024-seisoen en vir die Blitsbok-hoofafrigter, Sandile Ngcobo, kan die HSBC SVNS Los Angeles nie gou genoeg kom nie.

Yiveki entsha kunye nethuba elitsha leSpringbok Sevens kule mpelaveki kwitumente yesihlanu kwisizini ka-2024 kwaye kumqeqeshi oyintloko weBlitzbok uSandile Ngcobo, iHSBC SVNS Los Angeles ayinako ukuza kwakamsinyane ngokwaneleyo.

Yisonto elisha kanye nethuba elisha leSpringbok Sevens kule mpelasonto emqhudelwaneni wesihlanu wesizini ka-2024 kanti kumqeqeshi weBlitzbok uSandile Ngcobo, iHSBC SVNS Los Angeles ngeke ifike maduzane.

Despite a less than satisfactory performance in Vancouver last weekend where the team finished in ninth place, Ngcobo said they are embracing the challenge their Pool A fixtures this weekend against series leaders Argentina, Ireland and Spain."We finished strong in Vancouver with good wins over Canada and Australia and we want that momentum to carry us into the match against Ireland on Friday night," said Ngcobo."We want that use the positive energy in our training session today and for the players to remain on their toes."Despite losing by 22-10 to Ireland in Vancouver last weekend, the Blitzbok coach believes that result can be reversed: "Their restarts and play for there was very good, so we need to sharpen up in that area and look after our ball better. We have more attacking threats than they have, so when we have the ball, we need to use that."The Blitzboks won the tournament in Dubai in the season’s opener by outplaying Argentina in the final, but since then, the South Americans have gone from strength to strength, winning the tournaments in Cape Town, Perth and Vancouver.In their last match against the Blitzboks, in Perth, Argentina came out on top, but Ngcobo is excited for the rematch on Saturday evening (SA time)."We love playing Argentina, they are a class outfit at the moment, but so are we," he said. "The last time we played them in Perth, they actually got the better of us when we gave our ball away, so we lost against ourselves in that one."Ngcobo believes the match against Spain will be a mental battle for his squad."From a mental point of view the players need to understand that all matches will be very competitive, you need to be as sharp when you play Spain as you need to be when playing New Zealand, Argentina or Ireland," he said."We have seen what we can do when we play well, but also what happens when we are inconsistent in our performances and don't get the detail right."Our focus is topping the pool. We are good enough to win tournaments, I honestly believe that."Bar one or two injured players back home, this is our best team, and they are capable of winning tournaments. We just need to be mentally sharp for six games over three days and the results will be the reward."Blitzbok pool schedule (SA times)Saturday 2 March05h38: Ireland 20h36: ArgentinaSunday 3 March00h54: Spain

Ten spyte van &#39;n minder as bevredigende vertoning verlede naweek in Vancouver waar die span in die negende plek geëindig het, het Ngcobo gesê hulle aanvaar die uitdaging wat hul Poel A-wedstryde hierdie naweek teen die voorlopers van die reeks Argentinië, Ierland en Spanje aandurf. “Ons het sterk geëindig in Vancouver met goeie oorwinnings oor Kanada en Australië en ons wil hê daardie momentum moet ons Vrydagaand in die wedstryd teen Ierland indra,” het Ngcobo gesê. “Ons wil hê dat dit die positiewe energie in ons oefensessie vandag gebruik en dat die spelers op hul tone bly.” Ten spyte daarvan dat hy verlede naweek met 22-10 teen Ierland in Vancouver verloor het, glo die Blitsbok-afrigter daardie uitslag kan omgekeer word: “Hulle herbegin en speel vir daar was baie goed, so ons moet opskerp in daardie gebied en beter na ons bal kyk. Ons het meer aanvallende dreigemente as wat hulle het, so wanneer ons die bal het, moet ons dit gebruik.” Die Blitsbokke het die toernooi in Doebai in die seisoen se opening gewen deur Argentinië in die eindstryd uit te speel, maar sedertdien het die Suid-Amerikaners van krag tot krag gegaan en die toernooie in Kaapstad, Perth en Vancouver gewen. In hul laaste wedstryd teen die Blitsbokke, in Perth, het Argentinië bo uitgekom, maar Ngcobo is opgewonde vir die herontmoeting Saterdagaand (SA tyd). “Ons is mal daaroor om Argentinië te speel, hulle is op die oomblik ’n klasuitrusting, maar ons ook,” het hy gesê. “Die laaste keer toe ons teen hulle in Perth gespeel het, het hulle eintlik die oorhand gekry toe ons ons bal weggegee het, so ons het teen onsself in daardie een verloor.” Ngcobo glo die wedstryd teen Spanje sal &#39;n geestelike stryd vir sy span wees. “Vanuit &#39;n verstandelike oogpunt moet die spelers verstaan dat alle wedstryde baie mededingend sal wees, jy moet so skerp wees wanneer jy teen Spanje speel as wat jy moet wees wanneer jy teen Nieu-Seeland, Argentinië of Ierland speel,” het hy gesê. “Ons het gesien wat ons kan doen as ons goed speel, maar ook wat gebeur wanneer ons inkonsekwent in ons vertonings is en nie die detail regkry nie. &quot;Ons fokus is om bo-aan die poel te wees. Ons is goed genoeg om toernooie te wen, ek glo dit eerlik. &quot;Behalwe vir een of twee beseerde spelers by die huis, is hierdie ons beste span, en hulle is in staat om toernooie te wen. Ons moet net ses wedstryde oor drie dae geestelik skerp wees en die uitslae sal die beloning wees.&quot; Blitsbok swembad skedule (SA tye) Saterdag 2 Maart 05h38: Ierland 20h36: Argentinië Sondag 3 Maart 00h54: Spanje

Ngaphandle komdlalo ongancumisiyo eVancouver kwimpelaveki ephelileyo apho eli qela ligqibe kwindawo yesithoba, uNgcobo uthe bayawamkela umceli mngeni wabo kwiPool A kule mpelaveki xa bequbisana neenkokeli eziziinkokheli zaseArgentina, eIreland naseSpain. “Sigqibe ngamandla eVancouver siphumelele kakuhle kwiCanada nase-Australia kwaye sifuna loo mfutho usiqhubele kumdlalo ne-Ireland ngolwesihlanu ebusuku,” utshilo uNgcobo. &quot;Sifuna ukusebenzisa amandla afanelekileyo kwiseshoni yethu yoqeqesho namhlanje kwaye ukuba abadlali bahlale ezinzwaneni zabo.&quot; Ngaphandle kokubethwa ngo’22-10 e-Ireland eVancouver kwimpelaveki edlulileyo, umqeqeshi weBlitzbok ukholelwa ukuba esi siphumo sinokuphinda sijikwe: “Ukuqala kwabo kwakhona kunye nokudlalela khona bekukuhle kakhulu, kungoko kufuneka silole kulo mmandla kwaye sijonge ibhola yethu ngcono. Sinezoyikiso ezihlaselayo ezingaphezulu kunabo, ke xa sinebhola, kufuneka sisebenzise lo nto. &quot; IBlitzboks iphumelele itumente eDubai kumdlalo wokuvula isizini ngokukhupha iArgentina kumdlalo wamagqibela kankqoyi, kodwa ukusukela ngoko, abantu baseMzantsi Melika baye benyuka benyuka, bephumelela itumente eKapa, ePerth naseVancouver. Kumdlalo wabo wokugqibela neBlitzboks, ePerth, iArgentina yaphuma phambili, kodwa iNgcobo iwuchulumancile kumdlalo wempinda ngokuhlwa kwangoMgqibelo (ixesha loMzantsi Afrika). “Siyakuthanda ukudlala iArgentina, zisinxibo seklasi okwangoku, kodwa kunjalo nathi,” utshilo. &quot;Ukugqibela kwethu ukudlala nabo ePerth, baye bangcono kuthi xa sinikezela ngebhola yethu, ngoko ke siye saphulukana nathi kuloo nto.&quot; UNgcobo ukholelwa ukuba umdlalo neSpain uza kuba ngumlo wengqondo kwiqela lakhe. “Ngokwengqondo abadlali kufuneka baqonde ukuba yonke imidlalo izakuba nokhuphiswano kakhulu, kufuneka ube bukhali xa udlala neSpain njengoko kufuneka ubenjalo xa udlala neNew Zealand, Argentina okanye iIreland,” utshilo. “Siyibonile into esinokuyenza xa sidlala kakuhle, kodwa nokuba kwenzeka ntoni xa singaguquguquki kwimidlalo yethu kwaye singazifumani iinkcukacha ngendlela. “Into esigxile kuyo kukugqwesa eqongeni. Silungile ngokwaneleyo ukuba siphumelele itumente, ndiyakholelwa ngokunyanisekileyo. &quot;Bar omnye okanye abadlali ababini abonzakeleyo emva ekhaya, eli lelona qela lethu libalaseleyo, kwaye liyakwazi ukuphumelela itumente. Kufuneka sibe bukhali ngokwasengqondweni kwimidlalo emithandathu kwisithuba seentsuku ezintathu kwaye iziphumo ziya kuba ngumvuzo.&quot; Ishedyuli yepool yeBlitzbok (amaxesha e-SA) NgoMgqibelo we-2 Matshi 05h38: eIreland 20h36: Argentina NgeCawa 3 Matshi 00h54: ESpain

Phezu kokudlala okungagculisi ngendlela egculisayo eVancouver ngempelasonto edlule lapho iqembu liqede endaweni yesishiyagalolunye, uNgcobo uthe bayayamukela inselelo imidlalo yabo kaPool A kule mpelasonto lapho bebhekene nabaholi bochungechunge i-Argentina, Ireland neSpain. “Siqede siqinile eVancouver sinqoba kahle sihlula iCanada ne-Australia kanti sifuna lowo mfutho usifake emdlalweni ne-Ireland ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku,” kusho uNgcobo. &quot;Sifuna ukuthi lokho kusebenzise amandla amahle esifundweni sethu sokuqeqesha namuhla nokuthi abadlali bahlale ezinzwaneni zabo.&quot; Yize behlulwe yi-Ireland ngo 22-10 eVancouver ngempelasonto edlule, umqeqeshi weBlitzbok ukholelwa ukuthi lowo mphumela ungahlehliswa: “Ukuqala kwabo kabusha nokudlala lapho bekukuhle kakhulu, ngakho-ke sidinga ukucija kuleyo ndawo futhi sibheke ibhola lethu kangcono. Sinezinsongo eziningi ezihlaselayo kunabo, ngakho-ke uma sinebhola, kufanele sikusebenzise lokho.” AmaBlitzboks awine lo mqhudelwano obuseDubai kowokuvula isizini ngokukhipha i-Argentina kowamanqamu, kodwa kusukela lapho, abadlali baseNingizimu Melika banyukele phezulu bedla umhlanganiso eKapa, ePerth naseVancouver. Emdlalweni wabo wokugcina neBlitzboks, ePerth, i-Argentina yaphuma phambili, kodwa uNgcobo ujabulile ngempinda ezoba ngoMgqibelo kusihlwa (ngesikhathi saseNingizimu Afrika). “Siyakuthanda ukudlala ne-Argentina, bayimpahla esezingeni njengamanje, kodwa nathi siyisambatho,” esho. &quot;Ngesikhathi sigcina ukudlala nabo ePerth, bangcono kakhulu kithi ngesikhathi sinikeza ibhola lethu, ngakho-ke sahlulwa thina kulelona.&quot; UNgcobo ukholwa wukuthi umdlalo neSpain uzokuba yimpi yomqondo eqenjini lakhe. “Ngokombono abadlali kumele bakuqonde ukuthi yonke imidlalo izoba noqhudelwano, kumele ubukhali uma udlala neSpain ngendlela okumele ube bukhali ngayo uma udlala neNew Zealand, Argentina noma i-Ireland,” usho kanje. “Sibonile ukuthi yini esingayenza uma sidlala kahle kodwa nokuthi kwenzekani uma singahambisani nokwenza kahle futhi singayitholi imininingwane ngendlela. &quot;Sigxile kakhulu ekushayeleni i-pool. Sesikulungele ukunqoba imiqhudelwano, ngiyakukholwa lokho. &quot;Bhala umdlali oyedwa noma ababili abalimele ekhaya, leli yiqembu lethu elingcono kakhulu, futhi liyakwazi ukunqoba imiqhudelwano. Sidinga nje ukuqina emqondweni imidlalo eyisithupha ezinsukwini ezintathu futhi imiphumela izoba nomvuzo.&quot; Isheduli ye-pool ye-Blitzbok (izikhathi ze-SA) NgoMgqibelo 2 Mashi 05h38: Ireland 20h36: Argentina NgeSonto 3 March 00h54: ESpain

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