Forget the milestones ... Dry is just looking forward to having fun in Singapore

SPRINGBOK SEVENS forward, Chris Dry, may be closing in on the all-time South African appearance record, but he still feels energetic and young with the Singapore Sevens looming.

The 29-year-old will be contesting his 60th World Sevens Series tournament in a Blitzboks jersey, only eight shy of Frankie Horne’s mark of 68, but according to Dry, there are more tournaments to be won with the team before thinking about personal milestones.

The Blitzboks arrived in Singapore with seven consecutive final appearances for the 2016-17 season in the bag, but Dry admits more hard work needs to be done if they want to maintain their run.

“We played five good matches in Hong Kong last week and one bad one, where basic mistakes cost us dearly,” Dry said.

“It gives us plenty to work with though, so there is no chance of being lethargic or in a comfort zone because of previous successes. You are only as good as your last game and in our case, we were pretty ordinary.”

Dry made his debut way back in 2010 in Adelaide, but is still hungry to win tournaments with the Blitzboks. He has been impressive in his defensive play, making 116 tackles so far this season, which is second on the overall list, and scored 15 tries, moving his career tally up to 87.

He is keen to add to that this weekend.

“Singapore has been a good addition to the tour – the playing surface is great and the stadium impressive with a very good atmosphere, so it is going to be fun playing there this weekend,” said Dry.

“There are a couple of younger guys and they are shaping up nicely, my role will be to help keep up the high standards we set for ourselves.” The Blitzboks hold a strong lead in the series, with a 23-point buffer between themselves and second-placed Fiji.

Sandile Ngcobo has joined the Blitzboks in place of Selvyn Davids, who sustained an ankle injury in Hong Kong and had to return to South Africa, following his debut for the team.