In 2018–19, the South Africa national rugby sevens team participated in the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series, the 20th edition of the competition since its inception in 1999–2000.

Squad

The following players were named in the South Africa national rugby sevens squad for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series:

2018–2019 South Africa World Rugby Sevens squad Player Position Date of birth (age) Debut Tournaments Matches Points Ref Back 2009 Dubai Sevens 61 318 1,430 Back — 0 0 0 Forward 2008 Dubai Sevens 65 327 420 Back — 0 0 0 Back 2017 Hong Kong Sevens 5 25 97 Forward 2017 Wellington Sevens 13 60 45 Forward 2010 Adelaide Sevens 64 319 460 Back 2018 USA Sevens 4 20 55 Back 2010 Wellington Sevens 61 306 1,162 Back 2017 USA Sevens 11 46 60 Back 2013 Wellington Sevens 36 186 833 Back 2017 Paris Sevens 4 18 66 Forward / Back 2013 London Sevens 37 184 420 Forward — 0 0 0 Forward 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 2 11 0 Back 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 2 10 10 Forward 2017 Hong Kong Sevens 10 45 55 Forward — 0 0 0 (c) Forward 2008 Dubai Sevens 54 248 346 Back 2016 Hong Kong Sevens 18 89 280 Back 2014 Wellington Sevens 26 138 343 Forward — 0 0 0 All information correct as at 30 November 2018, prior to the start of the season.

Tournaments

Dubai Sevens

The 2018 Dubai Sevens took place from 30 November to 1 December 2018. South Africa were drawn in Pool A of the competition, alongside Argentina, Samoa and Zimbabwe. They beat Zimbabwe and Samoa, and — despite losing their final match to Argentina — finished top of Pool A. They lost to England in their Cup quarter final to drop into the 5th-place play-off. They beat Scotland in the semi-final of that competition, but lost to Fiji in the final to finish sixth in the tournament.

The Pool A log:

Pool A log Pos Team P W D L PD Pts 1 South Africa 3 2 0 1 +33 7 2 Argentina 3 2 0 1 +6 7 3 Samoa 3 2 0 1 −3 7 4 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 −36 3

The matches played were:

The player record for the tournament is:

Player record No Player ZIM SAM ARG ENG SCO FJI Apps Tries Cons Points 1 Impi Visser 6 0 0 0 2 Philip Snyman 6 0 0 0 3 Ryan Oosthuizen 5 1 0 5 4 Zain Davids 5 1 0 5 5 Werner Kok 6 3 0 15 6 Kyle Brown 6 1 0 5 7 Branco du Preez 5 1 4 13 8 Rosko Specman 6 3 1 17 9 Justin Geduld 2 0 1 2 10 Dewald Human 5 0 4 8 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi 6 2 0 10 12 Muller du Plessis 5 6 0 30 13 Selvyn Davids (reserve) 3 1 0 5 Total 6 19 10 115 Legend: indicates the player started the match, indicates the player came on as a replacement in the match and indicates a player was ruled out through injury.

Cape Town Sevens

The 2018 Cape Town Sevens took place from 8 to 9 December 2018. South Africa were drawn in Pool A of the competition, alongside New Zealand, Samoa and Zimbabwe. They beat Zimbabwe and Samoa, and — despite losing their final match to New Zealand — finished top of Pool A. They beat Scotland in the Cup quarter final, before losing to Fiji in the semi-final. They finished in third place after beating New Zealand in the bronze final.

The Pool A log:

Pool A log Pos Team P W D L PD Pts 1 South Africa 3 2 0 1 +48 7 2 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 +36 7 3 Samoa 3 2 0 1 +15 7 4 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 −99 3

The matches played were:

The player record for the tournament is:

Player record No Player SAM ZIM NZL SCO FJI NZL Apps Tries Cons Points 1 Impi Visser 6 2 0 10 2 Philip Snyman 3 1 0 5 3 Ryan Oosthuizen 6 0 0 0 4 Zain Davids 5 0 0 0 5 Werner Kok 6 3 0 15 6 Kyle Brown 6 2 0 10 7 Branco du Preez 6 1 1 7 8 Rosko Specman 6 4 0 20 9 Justin Geduld 6 3 11 37 10 Dewald Human 3 1 0 5 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi 6 4 0 20 12 Muller du Plessis 1 0 0 0 13 Selvyn Davids (reserve) 2 0 0 0 Total 6 21 12 129 Legend: indicates the player started the match, indicates the player came on as a replacement in the match and indicates a player was ruled out through injury.

Hamilton Sevens

The 2019 Hamilton Sevens took place from 26 to 27 January 2019. South Africa were drawn in Pool C of the competition, alongside France, Kenya and Scotland. They won all three matches in the pool stage to finish top of Pool C. They beat Samoa in their Cup quarter final, but lost to Fiji in the semi-finals, and to New Zealand in the bronze final to finish fourth in the tournament.

The Pool C log:

Pool C log Pos Team P W D L PD Pts 1 South Africa 3 3 0 0 +50 9 2 Scotland 3 2 0 1 −5 7 3 Kenya 3 1 0 2 −24 5 4 France 3 0 0 3 −21 3

The matches played were:

The player record for the tournament is:

Player record No Player KEN FRA SCO SAM FJI NZL Apps Tries Cons Points 1 Chris Dry 6 1 0 5 2 Philip Snyman 6 1 0 5 3 Impi Visser 6 0 0 0 4 Zain Davids 6 1 0 5 5 Werner Kok 6 4 0 20 6 Kyle Brown 5 1 0 5 7 Branco du Preez 5 2 3 16 8 Selvyn Davids 6 2 9 28 9 Justin Geduld 6 0 0 0 10 Dewald Human 5 1 0 5 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi 6 4 0 20 12 Stedman Gans 6 1 0 5 13 JC Pretorius (reserve) 0 0 0 0 Total 6 18 12 114 Legend: indicates the player started the match, indicates the player came on as a replacement in the match and indicates a player was ruled out through injury.

Sydney Sevens

The 2019 Sydney Sevens took place from 2 to 3 February 2019. South Africa were drawn in Pool D of the competition, alongside Argentina, Australia and Tonga. They beat Tonga and Argentina, and — despite losing their final match to Australia — finished top of Pool D. They lost to England in their Cup quarter final to drop into the 5th-place play-off. They beat Spain in the semi-final of that competition and beat Australia in the final to finish fifth in the tournament.

The Pool D log:

Pool D log Pos Team P W D L PD Pts 1 South Africa 3 2 0 1 +47 7 2 Australia 3 2 0 1 +25 7 3 Argentina 3 2 0 1 +22 7 4 Tonga 3 0 0 3 −94 3

The matches played were:

The player record for the tournament is:

Player record No Player TGA ARG AUS ENG ESP AUS Apps Tries Cons Points 1 Chris Dry 6 0 0 0 2 Philip Snyman 0 0 0 0 3 Impi Visser 6 0 0 0 4 Zain Davids 6 1 0 5 5 Werner Kok 6 2 0 10 6 JC Pretorius 5 0 0 0 7 Branco du Preez 6 0 3 6 8 Selvyn Davids 6 4 5 30 9 Justin Geduld 6 3 1 17 10 Dewald Human 6 2 4 18 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi 6 6 0 30 12 Stedman Gans 6 4 0 20 13 Kyle Brown (reserve) 3 1 0 5 Total 6 23 13 141 Legend: indicates the player started the match, indicates the player came on as a replacement in the match and indicates a player was ruled out through injury.

Las Vegas Sevens

The 2019 Las Vegas Sevens took place from 1 to 3 March 2019. South Africa were drawn in Pool C of the competition, alongside Chile, England and Japan. They beat Japan and England and drew against Chile to finish top of Pool C. They lost to the United States in their Cup quarter final to drop into the 5th-place play-off. They lost to Fiji in the semi-final of that competition to finish seventh/eighth in the tournament.

The Pool C log:

Pool C log Pos Team P W D L PD Pts 1 South Africa 3 2 1 0 +43 8 2 England 3 2 0 1 +24 7 3 Japan 3 1 0 2 −33 5 4 Chile 3 0 1 2 −34 4

The matches played were:

The player record for the tournament is:

Player record No Player JPN CHL ENG USA FJI Apps Tries Cons Points 1 Ryan Oosthuizen 5 1 0 5 2 Philip Snyman 5 1 0 5 3 Impi Visser 5 1 0 5 4 Sako Makata 5 0 0 0 5 Werner Kok 5 0 0 0 6 JC Pretorius 5 3 0 15 7 Branco du Preez 5 2 2 14 8 Selvyn Davids 5 2 4 18 9 Justin Geduld 5 1 0 5 10 Stedman Gans 5 1 0 5 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi 5 1 0 5 12 Mfundo Ndhlovu 4 1 0 5 13 Muller du Plessis (reserve) 1 0 0 0 Total 5 14 6 82 Legend: indicates the player started the match, indicates the player came on as a replacement in the match and indicates a player was ruled out through injury.

Vancouver Sevens

The 2019 Vancouver Sevens took place from 9 to 10 March 2019. South Africa were drawn in Pool A of the competition, alongside Chile, the United States and Wales. They beat Chile, Wales and the United States to finish top of Pool A. They beat Argentina in their Cup quarter final, Fiji in their Cup semi-final and France in the final to win the tournament.

The Pool A log:

Pool A log Pos Team P W D L PD Pts 1 South Africa 3 3 0 0 +64 9 2 United States 3 2 0 1 +28 7 3 Wales 3 1 0 2 −28 5 4 Chile 3 0 0 3 −64 3

The matches played were:

The player record for the tournament is:

Player record No Player CHL WAL USA ARG FJI FRA Apps Tries Cons Points 1 Zain Davids 6 0 0 0 2 Philip Snyman 4 1 0 5 3 Impi Visser 6 1 0 5 4 Sako Makata 4 0 0 0 5 Werner Kok 5 1 0 5 6 JC Pretorius 6 5 0 25 7 Branco du Preez 6 0 1 2 8 Selvyn Davids 6 5 17 59 9 Justin Geduld 6 2 0 10 10 Stedman Gans 6 3 0 15 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi 6 4 0 20 12 Muller du Plessis 6 4 0 20 13 Kurt-Lee Arendse (reserve) 1 0 0 0 Total 6 26 18 166 Legend: indicates the player started the match, indicates the player came on as a replacement in the match and indicates a player was ruled out through injury.

Hong Kong Sevens

The 2019 Hong Kong Sevens took place from 5 to 7 April 2019. South Africa were drawn in Pool A of the competition, alongside Japan, Samoa and Scotland. They beat all three teams to finish top of Pool A. They lost to the United States in their Cup quarter final to drop into the 5th-place play-off. They lost to Argentina in the semi-final of that competition to finish seventh/eighth in the tournament.

The Pool A log:

Pool A log Pos Team P W D L PD Pts 1 South Africa 3 3 0 0 +45 9 2 Samoa 3 2 0 1 +6 7 3 Scotland 3 1 0 2 −12 5 4 Japan 3 0 0 3 −39 3

The matches played were:

The player record for the tournament is:

Player record No Player JPN SCO SAM USA ARG Apps Tries Cons Points 1 Chris Dry 5 0 0 0 2 Sako Makata 3 0 0 0 3 Impi Visser 4 3 0 15 4 Ryan Oosthuizen 5 1 0 5 5 Werner Kok 5 3 0 15 6 Kurt-Lee Arendse 5 1 0 5 7 Branco du Preez 5 2 4 18 8 Selvyn Davids 5 1 4 13 9 Justin Geduld 5 2 1 12 10 Stedman Gans 5 1 0 5 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi 5 2 0 10 12 Angelo Davids 5 0 0 0 13 James Murphy (reserve) 1 0 0 0 Total 5 16 9 98 Legend: indicates the player started the match, indicates the player came on as a replacement in the match and indicates a player was ruled out through injury.

Singapore Sevens

The 2019 Singapore Sevens took place from 13 to 14 April 2019. South Africa were drawn in Pool A of the competition, alongside Canada, Fiji and Scotland. They beat all three sides to finish top of Pool A. They beat Samoa in their Cup quarter final, the United States in their Cup semi-final and Fiji in the final to win the tournament.

The Pool A log:

Pool A log Pos Team P W D L PD Pts 1 South Africa 3 3 0 0 +72 9 2 Fiji 3 1 0 2 +21 5 3 Scotland 3 1 0 2 −42 5 4 Canada 3 1 0 2 −51 5

The matches played were:

The player record for the tournament is:

Player record No Player SCO CAN FJI SAM USA FJI Apps Tries Cons Pens Points 1 Chris Dry 6 0 0 0 0 2 Sako Makata 4 1 0 0 5 3 Impi Visser 6 3 0 0 15 4 Ryan Oosthuizen 6 2 0 0 10 5 Werner Kok 6 2 0 0 10 6 Kurt-Lee Arendse 6 4 0 0 20 7 Branco du Preez 6 1 5 0 15 8 Selvyn Davids 6 1 7 1 22 9 Justin Geduld 6 2 0 0 10 10 Stedman Gans 6 2 0 0 10 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi 5 4 0 0 20 12 Angelo Davids 6 2 0 0 10 13 James Murphy (reserve) 0 0 0 0 0 penalty try — 1 — — 7 Total 6 25 12 1 154 Legend: indicates the player started the match, indicates the player came on as a replacement in the match and indicates a player was ruled out through injury.

London Sevens

The 2019 London Sevens took place from 25 to 26 May 2019. South Africa were drawn in Pool A of the competition, alongside Argentina, Canada and Japan. They beat all three teams to finish top of Pool A. They lost to Australia in their Cup quarter final to drop into the 5th-place play-off. They lost to New Zealand in the semi-final of that competition to finish seventh/eighth in the tournament.

The Pool A log:

Pool A log Pos Team P W D L PD Pts 1 South Africa 3 3 0 0 +99 9 2 Canada 3 2 0 1 −10 7 3 Argentina 3 1 0 2 +8 5 4 Japan 3 0 0 3 −97 3

The matches played were:

The player record for the tournament is: