Heading into this weekend's HSBC SVNS Valladolid leg, the Blitzboks are framing the remaining two tournaments as the final steps in a season-long mission — with the World Championship title the only outcome that will count as job done. Impi Visser acknowledged a slow start cost them in Hong Kong and is calling for immediate intensity in a competitive Pool A against Great Britain, Kenya and Australia. The squad is close to full strength, with Dewald Human, Ricky Duarttee and Gino Cupido returning, and Visser is pointing to the Valladolid heat as a welcome edge after a wet week back home.
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Blitzboks arrive in Valladolid with unfinished business
The Blitzboks arrive in Valladolid with two tournaments left and a World Championship title still to claim — Visser is using the unfinished business as fuel ahead of a tough Pool A draw.
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