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Jul 22, 14 •
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Springbok wing Bryan Habana has been placed on standby for the Team South Africa Sevens squad at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the South African Sports & Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday. Habana’s availability followed a decision by his club...
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Jul 20, 14 •
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We can’t play the game without them. By far more influencial than the players themselves. Ask the Sharks in 2007 or the Springboks in 2011. I caught up with Rasta Rasivhenge. Why would someone be a referee? So who is Rasta? Rasta is a referee who was...
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Jul 18, 14 •
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South African rugby, led by Springbok wing Bryan Habana, on Friday did their bit as part of the Nelson Mandela Day celebrations by helping uplift the community in Nyanga, east of Cape Town. Habana, the record holder for the most tries ever in Tests for the...
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Jun 23, 14 •
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Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell expressed his satisfaction following the successful defence by his team of the Roma Sevens tournament in Rome, Italy over the weekend. The South Africans won the tournament in convincing fashion to retain the title they won...
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Jun 17, 14 •
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Cecil Afrika will headline the Springboks Sevens Select team to play in the Roma Seven tournament in Rome’s URC Stadium on 20 and 21 June. Afrika has been included in the Springbok Sevens squad that will participate for Team South Africa in the Commonwealth...
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Jun 12, 14 •
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Bryan Habana will join up with the South Africa Sevens squad for the Commonwealth Games this year. Springboks Bryan Habana and Schalk Brits have been named in the South African sevens rugby squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Neil...
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Jun 7, 14 •
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The coaching and management team of the Springbok Sevens team spent a good deal of time working and interacting with their Springbok counterparts in Cape Town this week. Neil Powell and Renfred Dazel, respective coaches of the Springbok Sevens men’s and...
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May 12, 14 •
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Inspired by the in-form Seabelo Senatla, the Springbok Sevens defeated Kenya 38-14 in the Plate Final of the Marriot London Sevens at Twickenham to finish the HSBC Sevens World Series in second place behind New Zealand. The speedster was in superb form and...
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May 11, 14 •
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Times: CAT May 2014 11 Portugal v USA Twickenham, London 13:06 11 Scotland v Japan Twickenham, London 13:28 11 Argentina v Spain Twickenham, London 13:50 11 Wales v Canada Twickenham, London 14:12 11 France v Kenya Twickenham, London 14:34 11 South Africa v...
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May 11, 14 •
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May 2014 11 Australia 33 – 52 New Zealand Twickenham, London 11 England 26 – 19 Fiji Twickenham, London 11 Kenya 14 – 38 South Africa Twickenham, London 11 Argentina 19 – 31 Canada Twickenham, London 11 USA 36 – 12...
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May 9, 14 •
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Times: CAT May 2014 10 Canada v Samoa Twickenham, London 10:00 10 Kenya v USA Twickenham, London 10:22 10 Fij v Spain Twickenham, London 10:44 10 Australia v Japan Twickenham, London 11:06 10 Scotland v France Twickenham, London 11:28 10 South Africa v...
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May 8, 14 •
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Injured Springbok Sevens captain Kyle Brown has joined Blitzboks coach Neil Powell in encouraging the team to finish the HSBC Sevens World Series on a high note this coming weekend at the Marriott London Sevens. The South Africans are currently 19 points...
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May 7, 14 •
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Springbok Sevens captain, Kyle Brown, is one of four players nominated for the coveted 2014 IRB Sevens Player of the Year Award, the International Rugby Board announced on Wednesday. A shortlist of four nominees – one Englishman, one Fijian, one New...
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May 7, 14 •
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The Springbok Sevens will be without regular squad member Stephan Dippenaar in this weekend’s Marriott London Sevens to be played at Twickenham. The versatile Dippenaar, who has played in 21 tournaments for the team, sustained a knee injury during the...
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May 4, 14 •
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Updated after Glasgow 7s Courtesy of HSBC Sevens...
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May 4, 14 •
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May 2014 4 New Zealand 54 – 7 Canada Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 4 Fiji 17 – 10 Scotland Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 4 England 26 – 5 Kenya Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 4 Argentina 14 – 20 France Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 4 Japan 12...
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May 3, 14 •
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Despite suffering a 19-5 defeat against New Zealand in their final Pool A match at the Glasgow Sevens, defending champions South Africa will tackle hosts Scotland on Sunday afternoon in one of the four Cup quarter-final matches. The knockout match against the...
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May 3, 14 •
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Times: CAT May 2014 4 Samoa v USA Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 11:30 4 Argentina v Japan Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 11:52 4 Spain v Portugal Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 12:14 4 France v Wales Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 12:36 4 New Zealand v Australia Scotstoun...
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May 2, 14 •
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Times: CAT May 2014 3 Fiji v Argentina Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 11:30 3 Wales v Kenya Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 11:52 3 England v France Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 12:14 3 Canada v Japan Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow 12:36 3 New Zealand v Samoa Scotstoun...
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May 2, 14 •
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The Springbok Sevens face a daunting task at the Glasgow Sevens this weekend, and their performance in Scotland will no doubt have a significant effect on their ambition to challenge log leaders New Zealand for the HSBC Sevens World Series crown. With the...
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Apr 26, 14 •
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Springbok Sevens captain, Kyle Brown, was withdrawn from the South African squad to play in the Glasgow Sevens next weekend as he has not fully recovered from the concussion sustained in Hong Kong. Brown was replaced by loose forward Shaun Adendorff. The...
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Apr 24, 14 •
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Versatile back Mark Richards has replaced Cecil Afrika in the Springbok Sevens squad for the penultimate HSBC Sevens World Series tournament next weekend in Glasgow, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Thursday. Afrika was not considered for the...
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Apr 9, 14 •
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Springbok Sevens forward Chris Dry will miss the last two rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Glasgow and London as a result of the back injury he sustained in Hong Kong, the South African Rugby Union confirmed on Wednesday. Dry made a landmark...
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Apr 2, 14 •
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The Springbok Sevens returned to South Africa from the Far East on Tuesday and immediately underwent their routine medical check-ups at their base camp in Stellenbosch. The squad who did duty in Tokyo and Hong Kong now have a break and will resume training...
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Mar 29, 14 •
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South Africa advanced to through to the Cup quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Sevens despite suffering a close 10-7 upset defeat against Australia in their final Pool B match on Saturday afternoon (SA time). The Springboks Sevens will now play England in the...
