Snyman accepts blame for Blitzboks’ Hong Kong misfire

Philip Snyman, head coach of the Springbok Sevens team, still believes his squad can beat any other team on the HSBC SVNS, so their ninth-place finish in Hong Kong Sevens was a bitter pill to swallow. Snyman said he accepts all the blame for a weekend of few highlights, but rather many disappointing moments. “I have to take this one on the chin, as that was not our standard and ultimately, it is my job to make sure the guys are up for it and that consistency becomes a norm for the team,” Snyman said after the Blitzboks’ 19-17 win over Kenya in their final game on Sunday. “That consistency should be for every game and every tournament and not a select few as it happened here. The fact that it did not happen must be laid on my doorstep.”