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Nov 27, 19 •
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Black Friday will go Green and Gold on Friday, 29 November with an unbeatable limited offer for tickets to the opening day of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, where … #AnythingCanHappen. The Blitzboks and all the other 27 teams will be in action on the opening...
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Dec 10, 18 •
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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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Dec 10, 18 •
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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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Dec 10, 18 •
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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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Dec 10, 18 •
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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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Dec 10, 18 •
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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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Dec 9, 18 •
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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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Dec 9, 18 •
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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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Dec 9, 18 •
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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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Dec 8, 18 •
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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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Dec 7, 18 •
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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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Dec 7, 18 •
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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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Dec 7, 18 •
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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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Dec 7, 18 •
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1.Lewis Holland (c), Queanbeyan, 39 caps 2. Jesse Parahi (vc), Norths (Sydney), 41 caps 3. Nick Malouf (vc), 23 caps 4. Ben O’Donnell, Randwick, 10 caps 5. John Porch, Norths (Sydney), 18 caps 6. Michael Wells, Norths (Sydney), 3 caps 7. Liam McNamara,...
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Dec 7, 18 •
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Simon Amor has named his 12 player squad for the second leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series taking place in Cape Town on 8-9 December 2018, broadcast live on Sky Sports. Two changes have been made to the squad that won bronze in the opening round in...
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Dec 7, 18 •
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South African referee Rasta Rasivhenge is set to make his last HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series appearance this weekend when he takes the whistle at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament, after he decided to turn his full attention to refereeing in fifteens from...
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Dec 7, 18 •
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The players in the Springbok Sevens team took full responsibility for the hiccup in Dubai, where an individualistic approach in the opening matches of last week’s tournament led to the less than perfect start to the season for the Blitzboks. That is the...
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Dec 5, 18 •
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The Blitzboks will draw energy from the expected full house at the Cape Town Stadium when the second of ten HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments kicks off in in Cape Town on Saturday. Springbok Sevens captain, Philip Snyman, said they are keen to get...
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Dec 4, 18 •
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The Springbok Sevens team are not dwelling on what happened in the Arabian Desert in Dubai last weekend, according to Rosko Specman in the build-up to his final tournament for the Blitzboks in Cape Town this weekend before he shifts his focus to fifteens with...
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Dec 3, 18 •
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The Springbok Sevens team will join in the centenary celebrations of the life of the late Mr Nelson Mandela by playing in a specially designed Madiba-jerseys at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens this weekend. Mr Mandela would have turned 100 years old in 2018. He...
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Dec 2, 18 •
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The Springbok Sevens team will face Zimbabwe, Samoa and New Zealand on the opening day of the fourth edition of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Saturday, with the Blitzboks’ clash against the All Blacks Sevens concluding what promises to be a scintillating day...
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Dec 11, 17 •
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The All Blacks Sevens team has claimed victory at the Cape Town leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series with a 38-14 win over Argentina in this morning’s Final. The victory sees the All Blacks Sevens sit atop the Series standings after two legs, having finished...
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Dec 11, 17 •
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A late try saw England beaten 19-12 by Fiji in their fifth-place semi-final at the HSBC Cape Town sevens where they finished joint eighth. England trailed 12-0 at the break but came roaring back immediately after half-time with a try from Tom Bowen while Dan...
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Dec 11, 17 •
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New Zealand claimed their maiden HSBC Cape Town Sevens title as South Africa had to settle for bronze after a pulsating day of action in the Mother City. The Springbok Sevens team had to work very hard to beat Fiji in their quarter-final early on the second...
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Dec 10, 17 •
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England topped their pool on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens with three wins from three which will see Simon Amor’s side play in the cup quarter-finals on Sunday 10 December, live on Sky Sports Arena. Simon Amor’s side defeated Uganda, Argentina...
