The Blitzboks visited the SA High Commission in London on 20 May prior to them playing in the HSBC London Sevens at Twickenham.
South Africa’s Olympic bronze medallists will be back on show on home soil in December when one of the most anticipated ...
SA Rugby president, Mr Mark Alexander, praised the resilience showed by the South African men's sevens squad at the Olym...
The Springbok Sevens team scored a medal-winning try after the buzzer of their third-place playoff against Australia to ...
A second podium finish in three Olympic Games have confirmed the Springbok Sevens team’s credentials as one of Team Sout...
The South African sevens team have a clear picture in their heads on what will be needed in the Stade de France at 15h30...
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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.
HSBC SVNS Cape Town
Let’s get ready…Cape Town Sevens incomingSouth Africa’s Olympic bronze medallists will be back on show on home soil in December when one of the most anticipated events on the Cape Town calendar returns to the Mother City on the weekend of 7 and 8 December.
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Alexander praises resilience of SA Sevens squadSA Rugby president, Mr Mark Alexander, praised the resilience showed by the South African men's sevens squad at the Olympic Games in Paris, where they won the bronze medal over the weekend, and said it was a guiding light to all back in South Africa.
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Blitzboks dig deep to bag bronze in ParisThe Springbok Sevens team scored a medal-winning try after the buzzer of their third-place playoff against Australia to claim bronze at the Olympic Games in Paris on Saturday evening, South Africa's first medal in France.
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Snyman credits players as SA return to Olympic podiumA second podium finish in three Olympic Games have confirmed the Springbok Sevens team’s credentials as one of Team South Africa's most valuable assets, when the Blitzboks showed tremendous courage and skill to claim bronze in Paris on Saturday.
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Blitzboks will empty the tank in search of medalThe South African sevens team have a clear picture in their heads on what will be needed in the Stade de France at 15h30 on Saturday afternoon when they face France in the semi-finals of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
