Archive for the ‘Sevens Rugby’ Category

  • Ojee Captains Shujaa Squad on Duty at the Hamilton and Sydney 7s

    Jan 16, 19 • 1192 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Ojee Captains Shujaa Squad on Duty at the Hamilton and Sydney 7s

    Jacob Ojee will skipper the Shujaa squad during the Hamilton and Sydney 7s deputized by Michael Wanjala. Commenting on his selection of Ojee as Captain, Head Coach Paul Murunga had this to say, “Ojee is able to lead the team. This has been noted enough...

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  • DRAW ANNOUNCED FOR QANTAS AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S SEVENS SIDE AT HSBC SYDNEY 7s

    Jan 15, 19 • 1353 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on DRAW ANNOUNCED FOR QANTAS AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S SEVENS SIDE AT HSBC SYDNEY 7s

    The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens squad’s road at the HSBC Sydney 7s has been laid out with the draw today confirmed for February 1-3. Australia will take on Spain, China and the USA in what will be an intense battle as the defending champions look to...

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  • Youthful injection to Black Ferns Sevens in 2019

    Jan 15, 19 • 1255 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Youthful injection to Black Ferns Sevens in 2019

    Three teenage rugby players will make the step out of the classroom and into professional rugby in 2019, with the Black Ferns Sevens squad announcement featuring the fresh faces of Jazmin Hotham, Mahina Paul and Montessa Tairakena. The three players have...

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  • SA Rugby Sevens Academy improve in Chile

    Jan 14, 19 • 1113 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy improve in Chile

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy finished in fifth place at the Vina del Mar Sevens in Chile on Sunday after winning five out of six matches at the tournament, the second of two in the SudAmerica Rugby Sevens series. The follows a sixth place in Punta del Este,...

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  • Unbeaten SA Rugby Sevens Academy to face Uruguay in Cup quarters

    Jan 13, 19 • 1145 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Unbeaten SA Rugby Sevens Academy to face Uruguay in Cup quarters

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team delivered a much-improved performance and will face Uruguay in the Cup quarter-finals of the SudAmerica Rugby Sevens tournament in Vina del Mar, Chile on Sunday. The South Africans had a strong opening day, scoring a good win...

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  • Improvement high on the agenda for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Chile

    Jan 11, 19 • 1092 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Improvement high on the agenda for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Chile

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad will be looking for an improved performance in Chile where they will contest the second tournament of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens circuit on Saturday and Sunday. The South Africans travelled to Vina del Mar on Monday after a...

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  • Mixed results for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Uruguay

    Jan 7, 19 • 1070 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Mixed results for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Uruguay

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy delivered a day of up and down results in Punte del Este in Uruguay on Sunday, finishing sixth in the first of two legs of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens series. A 19-17 defeat to Portugal in the Cup quarter-finals knocked the South...

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  • SA Rugby Sevens Academy faces Portugal in Cup Quarter-final

    Jan 6, 19 • 1104 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy faces Portugal in Cup Quarter-final

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team on Saturday finished second in pool B of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens tournament in Punta del Este after securing victories against Russia (26-5) and Colombia (10-0) before suffering a narrow defeat against Uruguay (7-0). This...

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  • Familiar faces await Sevens Academy in South America

    Jan 5, 19 • 975 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Familiar faces await Sevens Academy in South America

    They came, they saw and they conquered in 2018, and not much has changed for SA Rugby Sevens Academy coach, Marius Schoeman, and his team upon arrival earlier this week in Uruguay, where they will defend their Punta del Este Sevens title on Saturday and...

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  • Three Blitzboks off to South America with Academy team

    Dec 28, 18 • 1076 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Three Blitzboks off to South America with Academy team

    Three capped Blitzboks, Ryan Oosthuizen, James Murphy and Heino Bezuidenhout, have been named in the SA Rugby Sevens Academy team by their coach, Marius Schoeman, for the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens tournaments in Uruguay and Chile early in the new year. The SA...

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  • Madibaz star receives national sevens contract

    Dec 13, 18 • 3186 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby, Varsity & Club, Womens RugbyComments Off on Madibaz star receives national sevens contract

    Madibaz sevens rugby star Eloise Webb is ready to take her career to the next level after being awarded a Springbok contract last month for the first time. The 22-year-old Nelson Mandela University education student, who lives in Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth,...

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  • Setbacks for Blitzboks as injury toll rises

    Dec 11, 18 • 1801 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Setbacks for Blitzboks as injury toll rises

    Springbok Sevens players Muller du Plessis and Justin Geduld are in a race against time to be fit to tour to Hamilton next month for the HSBC New Zealand Sevens. Both players picked up injuries at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens last weekend, ruling them out of...

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  • Blitzboks improving as a team, says Human

    Dec 11, 18 • 1766 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Blitzboks improving as a team, says Human

    The younger generation of Blitzboks again showed in Cape Town that they are indeed more than capable to swim at the deep end of the HSBC World Sevens Series pool, according to Dewald Human, one of the newer players in the Springbok Sevens set-up. And with a...

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  • Mother City, fans, partners thanked as HSBC Cape Town Sevens unites

    Dec 10, 18 • 1973 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Mother City, fans, partners thanked as HSBC Cape Town Sevens unites

    The power of sport to unite was brightly and boldly in evidence once again with bumper crowds celebrating in joyous harmony at the fourth edition of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens over the past weekend. Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby...

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  • All Blacks Sevens finish fourth in Cape Town

    Dec 10, 18 • 1187 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on All Blacks Sevens finish fourth in Cape Town

    A week after claiming victory at the HSBC Dubai Sevens, the All Blacks Sevens have finished in fourth place in Cape Town. Ravaged by injuries over the past two weeks, Coach Clark Laidlaw said while the fourth place finish is disappointing there is also a lot...

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  • Blitzboks claim bronze at HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    Dec 10, 18 • 1990 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Blitzboks claim bronze at HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    The Springbok Sevens team finished third at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday after they beat New Zealand 10-5 in the bronze medal match, finishing a weekend that received the thumbs up from Blitzbok coach Neil Powell and captain Philip Snyman. Starting the...

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  • Record number of tries in Cape Town

    Dec 10, 18 • 1230 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Record number of tries in Cape Town

    Fiji won the fourth instalment of the ever-popular HSBC Cape Town Sevens – becoming the fourth different champion in the Mother City – on a weekend which delivered the most tries ever at a packed Cape Town Stadium. When USA speedster, Carlin Isles,...

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  • AUSTRALIA FALL TO ENGLAND ON DAY TWO OF CAPE TOWN

    Dec 10, 18 • 1203 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on AUSTRALIA FALL TO ENGLAND ON DAY TWO OF CAPE TOWN

    The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens side has gone down to England in the battle for Fifth Place in the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday morning. Australia had earlier lost to New Zealand in the Quarter Final, ensuring that the men in gold were fighting for...

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  • ENGLAND MEN SEVENS TO FACE USA IN CAPE TOWN CUP QUARTER-FINALS

    Dec 9, 18 • 1295 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on ENGLAND MEN SEVENS TO FACE USA IN CAPE TOWN CUP QUARTER-FINALS

    England will face USA in the Cup quarter-finals at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday 9 December at 11.10am GMT (live on Sky Sports) after coming second in Pool C. The men in white opened the day with a 29-12 win over Kenya and defeated France 26-12 but...

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  • AUSTRALIA GO UNDEFEATED ON DAY ONE OF CAPE TOWN AND ADVANCE TO QUARTER FINALS

    Dec 9, 18 • 1203 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on AUSTRALIA GO UNDEFEATED ON DAY ONE OF CAPE TOWN AND ADVANCE TO QUARTER FINALS

    The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team has topped Pool D on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, accounting for Wales, Canada and Scotland to advance to the quarter Finals. Australia will play the second placed finisher in Pool A at 9.48pm AEDT on Sunday...

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  • Blitzboks to face Scotland in Cup quarter-finals

    Dec 9, 18 • 1874 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Blitzboks to face Scotland in Cup quarter-finals

    The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday secured wins over Samoa and Zimbabwe to top Pool A at the end of the first day of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens despite a close defeat against New Zealand in their last match. The Blitzboks won 22-12 against Samoa and 43-0...

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  • Blitzboks make young players’ dreams come true

    Dec 8, 18 • 1874 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Blitzboks make young players’ dreams come true

    Playing in the Western Cape Sevens tournament had unexpected benefits for four of the participating teams after the Blitzboks handed them tickets to attend the HSBC Cape Town Sevens this weekend. Teams from all over the Western Cape participated in the...

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  • Brown, Human eager to get Cape Town effort going

    Dec 7, 18 • 1926 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Brown, Human eager to get Cape Town effort going

    After 66 tournaments around the world, Kyle Brown knows a thing or two about winning tournaments on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – be it in the USA, Europe or Australia, but most of all, he’s also had that winning feeling in South Africa. And not...

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  • Powell names unchanged line-up for HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    Dec 7, 18 • 1820 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Powell names unchanged line-up for HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    Justin Geduld has recovered from the injury, which cut short his participation in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, while Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell believes the improvement shown by his 13-man squad in the latter stages of last weekend’s...

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  • All Blacks Sevens aiming for top finish to 2018

    Dec 7, 18 • 1304 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on All Blacks Sevens aiming for top finish to 2018

    On the back of victory at the Dubai Sevens, Coach Clark Laidlaw has named the All Blacks Sevens for their last tournament of the year at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens. The All Blacks Sevens team is; 1. Trael Joass 2. Luke Masirewa 3. Tone Ng Shiu 4. Ngarohi...

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