Hacjivah Dayimani has been withdrawn from the Springbok Sevens squad for this weekend's HSBC Cape Town Sevens at the Cape Town Stadium after suffering a flare-up of a previous ankle injury at training on Tuesday.
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell said the long-term welfare of the player was paramount.
“Hacjivah has a full season of rugby ahead of him next year and his recovery towards that is more important than our short-term goals for this weekend, so there is no sense in risking him,” said Powell.
Dayimani will be replaced by Impi Visser, who played in all 10 tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series last season. Powell will name his 12-man squad for the tournament on Thursday.
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The captains of the 16 men's and 12 women's teams for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens were treated to a proper African experience when they arrived at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday afternoon - check out these great pics, all courtesy of Gallo Images.
The Springbok Women’s Sevens squad are grateful and honoured to be part of the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series for the first ever event and hope to take in all the excitement, the significance and the passion of what the tournament will bring.
The Tag Rugby® Association has been involved in HSBC Sevens events since George in 2010. The event has since moved to Port Elizabeth and now has its home in Cape Town. The success of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens has been well documented.
Toyota Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie is banking on the second leg of their Guinness PRO14 campaign in 2020 to help seal a desirable playoff place, but for now they plan to enjoy three weeks off to rest and recuperate.
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – as competitive as it is right now – is all about grabbing that one opportunity and the Springbok Sevens team would love nothing more than doing just that.
The crowd at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens will experience the skill and abilities of the best women’s teams for the first time on Friday, but they will also will be able to see their own Springbok Women's Sevens team in action over the three days.
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell named an unchanged tournament squad for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, which kicks off on Friday at the Cape Town Stadium.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi dedicated his World Peace and Sport Champion for 2019 award, which he received in Monaco on Thursday evening, to the 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad.
The Blitzboks kicked off their HSBC Cape Town Sevens campaign in superb fashion as they recorded the biggest win of the opening day by beating Japan by 49-0 in their Pool A opener on Friday evening.
Blitzboks forward JC Pretorius credited the defensive effort of the squad as crucial in their seven try romp over Japan in their Pool A opener at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Friday evening.
The captains of the 16 men's and 12 women's teams for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens were treated to a proper African experience when they arrived at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday afternoon - check out these great pics, all courtesy of Gallo Images.
The crowd at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens will experience the skill and abilities of the best women’s teams for the first time on Friday, but they will also will be able to see their own Springbok Women's Sevens team in action over the three days.
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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.
