News24.com | Blitzboks won’t be complacent despite continued success – Powell

News24.com | Blitzboks won’t be complacent despite continued success – Powell

Sevens coach Neil Powell. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Sevens coach Neil Powell. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Blitzboks coach Neil Powell said complacency should not be part of the team’s vocabulary in this weekend’s fourth tournament of the World Rugby Sevens Series in Seville, even though his charges won the previous three in the 2022 season.

“There is not much fear of that, no – I could see in the gym session this morning that they are ready to go and that they will bring some good energy to the field,” said Powell.

“We need to make sure we focus on the right things. We have another defence session before our first match and I am sure that will get us back to zero, which is where we want to start our first match at.

“Talking about defence, we only conceded

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