The South African Rugby Union (SARU) will appoint an Anti-Doping Tribunal to investigate an allegation of an anti-doping offence committed by Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson. The players returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited stimulant, methylhexaneamine, following the match between South Africa and Ireland in Dublin on 6 November 2011. Both players asked [...]
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Sevens Boks secure Plate trophy
The Springbok Sevens secured their second consecutive Plate trophy in the 2010/ 2011 HSBC Sevens World Series after they recorded a 10-5 victory over Argentina at the Emirates Airline SA Sevens tournament in George on Saturday. Only three tries were scored in this low-scoring final with the hosts outscoring their South American opponents by two [...]
Sevens Boks to play England in Cup Quarters
The Springbok Sevens will host England in the Cup quarterfinals of the Emirates Airline SA Sevens tournament on Saturday at 13h38. The Boks topped pool D after they secured convincing victories over Argentina (29-5), Zimbabwe (33-7) and Portugal (38-0) at the Outeniqua Park Stadium in George on Friday. Winger Sibusiso Sithole who represented the SA [...]
Delport one of three Springbok Sevens changes for George
Paul Delport returns to the Springbok Sevens squad in place of Renfred Dazel in one of three changes named by coach, Paul Treu for his team’s home leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series which starts on Friday in George. Dazel suffered concussion after receiving a blow to the head against the USA last Saturday [...]
SARU and HSBC joins hands with TAG Rugby
SARU and HSBC joined hands on Tuesday and successfully hosted a Tag Rugby clinic with the local community of George and other event sponsors. The Springbok Sevens along with the Namibian and Kenyan teams competing in this weekend’s Emirates Airline SA Sevens tournament joined eight local schools at the Tag Rugby clinic which took place [...]
Teams ready to ‘Push the Tempo’ in George
The 16 teams competing in this weekend’s Emirates Airline SA Sevens tournament are ready to ‘Push the Tempo’ and are promising spectators to look forward to great non-stop rugby entertainment in George this weekend. Springboks Sevens captain Kyle Brown, England’s James Rodwell, Kenya’s Humphrey Kayange, and Ofisa Treviranus, the skipper of Samoa added their voices [...]
Cecil Afrika looking forward to George tournament
Springbok Sevens flyer Cecil Afrika, who has established himself as the team’s main attacking weapon in just one full season of international sevens rugby, is looking forward to play in front of local fans at this weekend’s Emirates Airline SA Sevens tournament in George. The Port Elizabeth-born speedster quickly slotted in as one of several [...]
Teams settled ahead of Emirates Airline SA Sevens
The sixteen teams that will be competing in this weekend’s Emirates Airline SA Sevens tournament have settled in after they arrived in George yesterday on two separate flights from Dubai via Cape Town. Most sides took it easy today after arriving late in George on Sunday evening. The players spent most of the day with [...]
Treu adds four to Springbok Sevens squad
Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu added four players to the South African squad on Monday in preparation for the Emirates Airline SA Sevens tournament on Friday and Saturday in George. Paul Delport, Jacques Engelbrecht, Steven Hunt and Chris Dry were added to the squad who won the Plate at in Dubai. Renfred Dazel, the SA [...]
Springboks take positives from three-out-of-four tour
The Springboks departed from Britain and Ireland on Sunday with coach Peter de Villiers declaring the five-week tour with an injury-hit squad as a qualified success. The Springboks won three of their four Tests before an experimental and further injury-hit line-up pushed a star-studded Barbarians side to the final whistle in a 26-20 defeat at [...]
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