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Nov 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens Activities
• The Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens is round three of the HSBC Sevens World Series which consists of 9 tournaments worldwide • South Africa are one of 16 countries participating in this international showpiece • The iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium...
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Nov 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke face England in Dubai opener
South Africa will have to navigate a tough pool assignment on Friday on match day one of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, where they will face England, Samoa and Portugal in Pool C. The Springbok Sevens start their campaign tomorrow morning against...
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Nov 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Afrika now a Laureus SA Ambassador
Springbok Sevens playmaker Cecil Afrika was on Wednesday confirmed as the latest Laureus South Africa Ambassador, joining the ranks of other illustrious South African sports personalities such as Springboks Bryan Habana and Schalk Burger, Shaun Pollock, Mike...
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Nov 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Geldenhuys joins SA Women in Dubai
Injury has forced South Africa to make one change to their squad for the historic IRB Women’s Sevens World Series tournament to be held on Friday and Saturday in Dubai. Versatile forward Ziyanda Tywaleni of Border returned home after she suffered a broken...
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Nov 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke suffer Du Preez setback in Dubai
Springbok Sevens scrumhalf Branco du Preez suffered a hamstring injury during training earlier today and will not play in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, SARU confirmed on Wednesday. Du Preez, one of the senior players in the squad, will travel home on...
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Nov 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Just ten days to go to Rugby’s Biggest Party in PE
The Springboks have returned unbeaten from their European tour and for local rugby fans the focus now moves to the Springbok Sevens who will be in action in just ten days’ time at the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens in Port Elizabeth. The third round of...
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Nov 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke make three changes for Dubai
The Springbok Sevens have made three changes to their squad for the next two rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai and Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth. Blitzbokke playmaker and former IRB Player of the Year Cecil Afrika, has not yet recovered...
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Nov 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA Women in PE for Sevens training camp
The most promising women’s Sevens talent in South Africa have assembled in Port Elizabeth on Thursday for a training camp and series of trial matches in preparation for the upcoming IRB Women’s Sevens World Series. The inaugural Women’s Series kicks off...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Excitement ahead of inaugural NBM 7sPL tournament in George
With African soccer giants Kaizer Chiefs confirmed as the 12th and final team to participate in the inaugural NBM Premier 7sPL in George, tournament promoter Willem Strauss confirmed that it is all systems go for the highly anticipated event to be played at...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Tough assignment for SA Women in Dubai
The South African Women’s Sevens team will be facing a tough pool schedule for the opening round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens. The SA Women squad is one of twelve international sides across...
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Nov 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks, Blue Bulls crowned SARU Sevens champs
Tournament favourites The Sharks and hosts, Blue Bulls, were crowned champions in the men’s and women’s section respectively at the 2012 SARU Interprovincial Sevens at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday. The team from KwaZulu-Natal fielded a powerful team and...
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Oct 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Cell C sponsor Rugby’s Biggest Party – the NMB Sevens
Cell C are the new headline sponsor of The Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Wednesday. The cellular network provider will sponsor Rugby’s Biggest Party, the South African leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series, for...
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Oct 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Snyman signs for two years with Blitzbokke
Philip Snyman, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs outside back, has signed a two year contract with the Springbok Sevens and will play for the Blitzbokke until 2014. Robert Ebersohn (FS Cheetahs centre and captain) as well as Warren Whiteley (MTN Golden Lions,...
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Oct 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Kaizer Chiefs to field rugby team at 7s PL tournament in George
Both mainstream sporting codes in South Africa will be on show together for the first time, when a rugby team wearing the kit of South African soccer giants Kaizer Chiefs participates in a tournament based on a T20 Cricket format. The occasion is the...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby’s Biggest Party – 50 days to go
Tomorrow (Thursday) marks the start of the 50-day countdown until kick-off for the much-awaited Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens tournament in the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. South Africa’s own Blitzbokke will battle it out...
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Oct 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke aiming for good start at Gold Coast Sevens
The Springbok Sevens get their new HSBC Sevens World Series season underway on Saturday morning (SA time) when they run out against Canada in their first Pool A match at the Gold Coast Sevens at Skilled Park. The Blitzbokke, who will be aiming for a vastly...
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Oct 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on Unchanged ticket prices for SA rugby’s “Biggest Party of the Year”
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has kept ticket prices for the popular Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens tournament unchanged from last year. SARU made the announcement on Thursday at the tournament launch, which took place at Humewood Bridge in Port...
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Oct 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Two new caps in SA squad for Gold Coast Sevens
Coach Paul Treu has included two new caps in his 12-man Springbok Sevens squad for round one of the HSBC Sevens World Series at the Gold Coast on 13 and 14 October in Australia. Reuben Johannes (flanker, newly SA contracted) and Ruwellyn Isbell (wing, Vodacom...
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Sep 22, 12 •
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James Loretz •
Comments Off on Middelburg Sevens: Day 1 Results
Results from the pool fixtures at the Middelburg Sevens. Pool A: Goshawks (Zim B) vs 5 Bulls 24 Free State 15 vs Ilifa Buffalos 19 Goshawks (ZimB) 0 vs Free State 31 Bulls 19 vs Ilifa Buffalos 14 Goshawks (Zim B) 7 vs Ilifa Buffalos 24 Bulls 21 vs Free...
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Sep 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU name Springbok Sevens squad for Middelburg
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has named a Springbok Sevens squad of 16 players for the warm-up tournament in Middelburg, which gets underway on Friday. The event will be the only pre-season tournament where the Blitzbokke will be in action before they...
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Sep 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA Sevens tournament moves to weekend format
The Nelson Mandela Bay South African Sevens Tournament has moved to a weekend format at the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth due to popular demand, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Monday. The tournament, which is the third...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on 15 Minutes with Rasta Rasivhenge
Morgan Piek – In recent years young Rasta Rasivhenge has made a big name for himself in South African Rugby as one of, if not the finest young referees. Having proven himself on the HSBC IRB World Sevens circuit and our local Steinhoff Varsity Cup, Rasta...
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Jul 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA Students Sevens named for World Games
The South African Students Sevens team that will play in the 2012 World Students Games in Brive, France has been named. The side will be coached by Ian Campbell-McGeachy from Stellenbosch University, with Barry McDonald, also from Maties, the Team Manager....
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Jul 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby15 Exclusive: 15 Minutes with the original “Pocket-Rocket” – Brent Russell
The original “Pocket-Rocket” Brent Russell is considered by many to be the first breed of a new smaller than average, dynamic rugby player. His smaller stature gave him the added advantage of explosive speed and a low centre of gravity, which in return...
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Jun 26, 12 •
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Comments Off on Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens confirmed for 7 and 8 December
– Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to host Rugby’s Biggest Party – Argentina joins expanded HSBC Sevens World Series – Dates announced for entire 2012/13 World Series – Announcement comes on the eve of Argentina’s The Castle Rugby...