Overview
- South Africa arrived Tuesday in Singapore for this weekend’s event, treating it as a reset despite their recent Cape Town title.
- The squad is without playmakers Selvyn Davids, Ronald Brown and Dewald Human through injury.
- Head coach Philip Snyman has handed Series debuts to Renaldo Young and Luan Giliomee and adjusted structures to suit available roles.
- Assistant coach Renfred Dazel points to the flexibility of Nabo Sokoyi and Donavan Don to cover key positions, with try-leader Shilton van Wyk fronting the attack.
- Pool A sets the series leaders against Spain, Great Britain and Fiji, with limited preparation time before Saturday’s opener.