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Highlights

November 27, 2021
Highlights: First Dubai Sevens Day 2

Re-live the action from the second day of the first Dubai Sevens tournament, which the Blitzboks won in convincing fashion.

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Unbeaten Blitzboks top their pool in Dubai

Ronald Brown was "Johnny-on-the-spot" in the Blitzboks' first game on the opening day of the Emirates Dubai 7s on Friday, scoring 18 points as the Springbok Sevens team opened their campaign with a 28-7 win over Ireland, which they followed up later with a commanding 52-12 win over Japan, and a 31-12 victory over Great Britain to top Pool C.

SA matches postponed due to COVID variant risk

The Vodacom United Rugby Championship announced on Friday that this weekend’s round six matches in South Africa had been postponed due to the emergence of a new variant of COVID-19 (B.1.1.529). Next week’s round seven matches have also been postponed.

Ntoyanto: Baabaas rugby for props too

The festival of rugby as celebrated by the Barbarians and their annual opponents does not mean that the forward packs are left behind for flashy backs to score the tries and grab the limelight.

Blitzboks to face Australia in Dubai quarter-finals

Springbok coach Neil Powell was pleased with his side’s performances on the first day of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in Dubai, but reckons there’s plenty of room for improvement for the Blitzboks, who finished the unbeaten and on top of Pool C on Friday.

Blitzboks ready to kick-off new season in Dubai

The Springboks Sevens kick off their 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series campaign with a testing encounter against fast-improving Ireland on the first day of the season-opening Emirates Dubai 7s tournament, which starts on Friday.

Twickenham experience will benefit Bok Women

The score against the Barbarians on Saturday reflected some realities of where the Springbok Women squad are on their road to next year's Rugby World Cup and although it didn’t make for pretty reading, head coach Stanley Raubenheimer would not want it any other way.

Du Plessis ruled out of second Dubai event

Springbok Sevens stalwart Muller du Plessis has been ruled out with a leg injury while Ryan Oosthuizen will be given as much time as possible to recover from his ankle niggle as the Blitzboks got their preparations underway for this coming weekend’s second HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in Dubai.

Ulster break eight year drought to shock Leinster

While most of the attention in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend was on the ongoing drama to get the four sides out of South Africa, elsewhere Ulster rocked the competition with their win over top side Leinster in Dublin.

Local derbies brought forward to this weekend

Two Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies originally scheduled for February 2022 have been brought forward and will be played in Durban and Cape Town this weekend.

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Unbeaten Blitzboks top their pool in Dubai

Ronald Brown was "Johnny-on-the-spot" in the Blitzboks' first game on the opening day of the Emirates Dubai 7s on Friday, scoring 18 points as the Springbok Sevens team opened their campaign with a 28-7 win over Ireland, which they followed up later with a commanding 52-12 win over Japan, and a 31-12 victory over Great Britain to top Pool C.

Twickenham experience will benefit Bok Women

The score against the Barbarians on Saturday reflected some realities of where the Springbok Women squad are on their road to next year's Rugby World Cup and although it didn’t make for pretty reading, head coach Stanley Raubenheimer would not want it any other way.

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