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We can only improve - Kok

───   MORGAN PIEK 07:06 Thu, 06 Dec 2018

We can only improve - Kok | News Article
Werner Kok - Steve Bardens/Getty

Teamwork will be the key for the Springbok Sevens this weekend during the Cape Town Sevens. The Blitzboks want to set the record straight after conceded their Dubai Sevens title to New Zealand last week.


South Africa will face New Zealand, who are also the reigning champions in Cape Town, as they have been drawn in Pool A along with Samoa and Zimbabwe.

The speedster, and former Sevens World Player of the Year, Werner Kok, says that they can only improve on their performance from a week ago.

“It felt like we played for ourselves and not the team in those opening matches,” said Kok.

“We lacked a team effort, but once we sorted that out and found the team structure again, things went well, especially in the matches against Scotland and Fiji. So we need to start from that base here in Cape Town.

“Maybe the guys felt that they needed to be the one to take the responsibility now that those senior guys are gone, rather than allowing our structures to look after us,” said Kok.

“Everyone was pushing a bit too hard, I felt, including myself. Once we settled down, the team effort came through and the rhythm came back.”

“This will a huge weekend for us. In a way, we are not the favourites, although the crowd will expect us to do well. The likes of New Zealand, Australia, USA and England will be favourites after Dubai.”

“We need to defend better. We slipped off too many tackles in Dubai, it is as simple as that.”

The Blitzboks open their campaign against Samoa at 12:27 on Saturday afternoon.

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