"We lost in additional playing time against an invitational team, consisting of a few Junior All Blacks and members of the New Zealand Sevens team but I learned a lot during the tournament," he said. Treu had high hopes for his squad travelling out to Singapore, where they failed defend their title. But now he can join us and I'm keen to work with him again." "We wanted to bring Lionel here for match training but his contract issues had still not been resolved. ![]() "Everything has now been resolved and Lionel will join us," Treu told Sport 24 on Monday from Singapore, where his Vipers team lost to the HSBC Penguins in the final of the SCC Sevens. Mapoe's form in the Sevens jersey made him the envy of many clubs within South Africa but national Sevens coach Paul Treu is now delighted to have him back in the fold. The timing would suggest that Mapoe is set to return to international Sevens action in time for the two opening legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series, in Dubai and George, South Africa on 3-4 and 10-11 December respectively. It has been confirmed that the lightning fast former SA Under 20s wing, who is contracted to the Lions, will attend the Springbok Sevens training camp in Stellenbosch. ![]() Lionel Mapoe has rejoined the South Africa Sevens squad for training this week.
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