The Blitzboks visited the SA High Commission in London on 20 May prior to them playing in the HSBC London Sevens at Twickenham.
There were smiles for miles around the DHL Stadium on Sunday evening after the Springbok Sevens team won the HSBC SVNS C...
The Springbok Sevens team won the HSBC SVNS Cape Town title for the first time in nine years when they defeated France b...
Springbok Sevens coach Philip Snyman was beaming with pride after the Blitzboks won the HSBC SVNS Cape Town for the firs...
Hosts South Africa beat Olympic champions France 26-14 to win a thriller of a men’s final and claim their first HSBC SVN...
The Springbok Sevens team will face Spain at 13h56 on Sunday in the first Cup semi-final of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town afte...
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The enjoyment of playing for the Springbok Sevens team, being part of a special group of players and having an opportunity to make the country proud will be some of the driving factors for the Blitzboks this week in London.
A late try beautifully executed by Springbok speedsters Aphiwe Dyantyi and Courtnall Skosan sealed a great Vodacom Super Rugby victory, by 38-29, for the Emirates Lions over the Highlanders in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The Vodacom Bulls got their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour off to the best possible start with a 32-17 win over the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday.
It was a ding-dong Vodacom Super Rugby affair at DHL Newlands in Cape Town, but the DHL Stormers never gave up and in the end came away with a 19-19 draw against the Crusaders on Saturday.
The Down Touch Griffons outlasted a spirited challenge from Windhoek Draught Welwitschias as they claimed a 34-24 (halftime 19-17) win in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge match at Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg on Sunday.
It will be ladies first as SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks series – where close to 3000 players will showcase their skills in six tournaments across four venues around the country – kick off next month with the U16 and U18 Girls Week tournaments in Johannesburg.
SA’s leading female referees, Aimee-Barrett Theron and Ashleigh Murray, will hold the whistle in the July and August international window and 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifiers after being named on World Rugby’s referee panels.
Four tournaments into the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and the Blitzboks looked down and out, failing to make the same impact and strong start that saw them winning consecutive World Series titles in 2016/17 and 2017/18.
The Vodacom Bulls will be aiming to turn the clock back to 2007 – the first time they won Vodacom Super Rugby – when they face the top Australian side and two-time champions, the Brumbies, in Canberra on Friday.
The Blitzboks have a special message for Faf du Plessis and the rest of the Proteas, who are currently in the UK for the ICC Cricket World Cup.
The enjoyment of playing for the Springbok Sevens team, being part of a special group of players and having an opportunity to make the country proud will be some of the driving factors for the Blitzboks this week in London.
It will be ladies first as SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks series – where close to 3000 players will showcase their skills in six tournaments across four venues around the country – kick off next month with the U16 and U18 Girls Week tournaments in Johannesburg.
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Gratitude and relief for new Blitzbok ReyndersThere were smiles for miles around the DHL Stadium on Sunday evening after the Springbok Sevens team won the HSBC SVNS Cape Town for the first time since 2015, with the broadest coming from Blitzbok debutant Zander Reynders.
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Blitzboks crowned champs of Cape Town yet againThe Springbok Sevens team won the HSBC SVNS Cape Town title for the first time in nine years when they defeated France by 26-14 in a pulsating final at the DHL Stadium on Sunday evening.
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Smiling Snyman praises players for CT triumphSpringbok Sevens coach Philip Snyman was beaming with pride after the Blitzboks won the HSBC SVNS Cape Town for the first time since 2015 on Sunday evening.
HSBC SVNS Cape Town
SA and NZ crowned Cape Town championsHosts South Africa beat Olympic champions France 26-14 to win a thriller of a men’s final and claim their first HSBC SVNS title in Cape Town in nine years, while New Zealand beat USA 26-12 to take women's title and lead the world series standings.
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Clinical Blitzboks into Cape Town semi-finalsThe Springbok Sevens team will face Spain at 13h56 on Sunday in the first Cup semi-final of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town after winning both their pool matches in impressive fashion on Saturday.
