Despite winning four of six SVNS Series legs and claiming the overall series title, Impi Visser is blunt about where the Blitzboks stand heading into the World Championship: they haven't put together a complete performance yet. Attack, in particular, let them down in New York — even as the defence held firm — and that's the standard Visser wants addressed before the tournament is out.
The tone from Visser is deliberately inward-facing. Rather than focusing on opponents, he frames the World Championship — starting Friday against Uruguay in Hong Kong — as a challenge against themselves. Being top-ranked puts a target on their backs, but he's not shying away from it. With the World Championship rotating through Hong Kong, Valladolid, and Bordeaux, and all twelve teams starting on zero, Visser is treating the likes of Uruguay (SVNS 2 qualifiers) with full respect. Pool matches against Uruguay, Spain, and Argentina await before the knockout rounds.