# 2018–19 South Africa national rugby sevens team season

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 |
| Cecil Afrika | Back | (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 30) | 2009 Dubai Sevens | 61 | 318 | 1,430 | |
| Kurt-Lee Arendse | Back | (1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 22) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Brown | Forward | (1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 31) | 2008 Dubai Sevens | 65 | 327 | 420 | |
| Angelo Davids | Back | (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 19) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Selvyn Davids | Back | (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 24) | 2017 Hong Kong Sevens | 5 | 25 | 97 | |
| Zain Davids | Forward | (1997-05-04)4 May 1997 (aged 21) | 2017 Wellington Sevens | 13 | 60 | 45 | |
| Chris Dry | Forward | (1988-02-13)13 February 1988 (aged 30) | 2010 Adelaide Sevens | 64 | 319 | 460 | |
| Muller du Plessis | Back | (1999-06-25)25 June 1999 (aged 19) | 2018 USA Sevens | 4 | 20 | 55 | |
| Branco du Preez | Back | (1990-05-08)8 May 1990 (aged 28) | 2010 Wellington Sevens | 61 | 306 | 1,162 | |
| Stedman Gans | Back | (1997-03-19)19 March 1997 (aged 21) | 2017 USA Sevens | 11 | 46 | 60 | |
| Justin Geduld | Back | (1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 25) | 2013 Wellington Sevens | 36 | 186 | 833 | |
| Dewald Human | Back | (1995-05-19)19 May 1995 (aged 23) | 2017 Paris Sevens | 4 | 18 | 66 | |
| Werner Kok | Forward / Back | (1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 25) | 2013 London Sevens | 37 | 184 | 420 | |
| Sako Makata | Forward | (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 20) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Murphy | Forward | (1995-11-30)30 November 1995 (aged 23) | 2018 Hong Kong Sevens | 2 | 11 | 0 | |
| Mfundo Ndhlovu | Back | (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 21) | 2018 Hong Kong Sevens | 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| Ryan Oosthuizen | Forward | (1995-05-22)22 May 1995 (aged 23) | 2017 Hong Kong Sevens | 10 | 45 | 55 | |
| JC Pretorius | Forward | (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 (aged 20) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philip Snyman (c) | Forward | (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 31) | 2008 Dubai Sevens | 54 | 248 | 346 | |
| Siviwe Soyizwapi | Back | (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 25) | 2016 Hong Kong Sevens | 18 | 89 | 280 | |
| Rosko Specman | Back | (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 29) | 2014 Wellington Sevens | 26 | 138 | 343 | |
| Impi Visser | Forward | (1995-05-30)30 May 1995 (aged 23) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| All information correct as at 30 November 2018, prior to the start of the season. |

## Player statistics

The appearance record for players that represented the South Africa national rugby sevens team in 2018–19 is as follows:
| 2018–2019 South Africa World Rugby Sevens player statistics |
| Player | Dubai | Cape Town | Hamilton | Sydney | Las Vegas | Vancouver | Hong Kong | Singapore | London | Paris | Season Total | Season Total | Season Total | Career Total | Career Total | Career Total |
| Player | Dubai | Cape Town | Hamilton | Sydney | Las Vegas | Vancouver | Hong Kong | Singapore | London | Paris | T | M | P | T | M | P |
| Cecil Afrika | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 324 | 1,440 |
| Kurt-Lee Arendse | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 16 | 45 | 4 | 16 | 45 |
| Kyle Brown | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 20 | 25 | 69 | 347 | 445 |
| Angelo Davids | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
| Selvyn Davids | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 44 | 203 | 14 | 69 | 300 |
| Zain Davids | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 88 | 60 |
| Chris Dry | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 23 | 5 | 68 | 342 | 465 |
| Muller du Plessis | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 24 | 100 | 10 | 44 | 155 |
| Branco du Preez | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 55 | 140 | 71 | 361 | 1,302 |
| Stedman Gans | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 39 | 70 | 18 | 85 | 130 |
| Justin Geduld | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 53 | 118 | 46 | 239 | 951 |
| Dewald Human | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 43 | 114 |
| Werner Kok | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 56 | 110 | 47 | 240 | 530 |
| Sako Makata | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 10 |
| James Murphy | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Mfundo Ndhlovu | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 25 |
| Ryan Oosthuizen | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 38 | 30 | 17 | 83 | 85 |
| JC Pretorius | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 27 | 55 | 5 | 27 | 55 |
| Philip Snyman | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 28 | 30 | 61 | 276 | 376 |
| Siviwe Soyizwapi | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 56 | 165 | 28 | 145 | 445 |
| Rosko Specman | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 37 | 28 | 150 | 380 |
| Impi Visser | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 55 | 65 | 10 | 55 | 65 |
| indicates a player was a playing member of the squad for the relevant tournament. |