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WATCH | Blitzboks coach Neil Powell to Angelo Davids before Hong Kong debut: 'You are worth it'

05 April 2019 - 11:50 By Cebelihle Bhengu
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A special moment with Angelo Davids and his team members.
A special moment with Angelo Davids and his team members.
Image: Blitzbokke via Twitter

A video of Blitzboks coach Neil Powell, the team and Angelo Davids has captured the hearts of many as it does the rounds on social media platforms.

The video shows Powell and the team's moving ritual as they welcomed and congratulated Davids on his Hong Kong Sevens debut before he handed him his jersey.

"You are more than good enough to be here, you have enough talent to do your thing out there. All the best, enjoy yourself. It goes by very quickly."

Davids is among three other young players who will be playing at the Hong Kong Sevens for the first time.

He joins the team to Hong Kong Sevens where they will play two matches which start on Friday at 12:06pm South African time. SA is in pool A with Japan, Samoa and Scotland. They are pitted against Japan for the Friday afternoon match, and against Samoa for the Saturday one.

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