PADANG, SINGAPORE - JANUARY 28: Zander Reynders during the South African national men's sevens rugby team training session at Singapore Cricket Club on January 28, 2026 in Padang, Singapore. (Photo by David Van Der Sandt/Gallo Images)
The Blitzboks made a winning start to their Singapore Sevens campaign on Saturday.
Coach Philip Snyman’s side beat Spain 21-14, with pool matches against Great Britain (10.20am SA time) and Fiji (1.46pm SA time) to come.
Anton Legorburu Anso opened the scoring with a try for Spain after the Blitzboks had come close at the other end, with Francisco Cosculluela drop-kicking the touchline conversion.
The Blitzboks hit back when Donavan Don switched with Tristan Leyds on halfway and raced away to score. Ricardo Duarttee added the extras.
Zander Reynders and Shilton van Wyk then dotted down in quick succession as the Blitzboks took a 21-7 lead into the break.
The second half started like the first, with a Blitzboks error leading to a Spanish try, scored by Cosculluela.
While the Blitzboks failed to add to their tally, they were able to prevent their opponents from scoring again.
This story first appeared on sarugbymag.co.za. It is republished here with permission.
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