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Mar 6, 20 •
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It’s hard to argue with the mark made on the world sevens stage by Blitzbok Cecil Afrika, who has pretty much achieved all there is in his stellar career on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. But the fire and drive to finish at the top – on his own terms...
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Mar 5, 20 •
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Nick Malouf (c), University of Queensland, 39capsJoe Pincus, Eastern Suburbs, 11capsLachlan Anderson (vc), Eastwood, 26capsTim Anstee, Eastwood, 22capsHenry Hutchison, Randwick, 31capsDylan Pietsch, Randwick, 17capsMaurice Longbottom, Lloyd McDermott Rugby...
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Mar 5, 20 •
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The unique spirit and character building values of rugby were on show today as 16 international captain’s attended the Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver ahead of the HSBC Canada Sevens on 7-8 March. While preparing for the sixth round of the HSBC World...
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Mar 2, 20 •
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The Springbok Sevens team claimed a dramatic 29-24 win over Fiji in the final of the HSBC LA Sevens in Los Angeles early Monday morning (SA time) for their second tournament victory in the 2019/20 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The sudden death victory in...
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Mar 1, 20 •
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• Series leaders New Zealand, Olympic Champions Fiji and Australia finish with perfect records on day one of the HSBC LA Sevens• Hosts USA thrill home crowd to set up quarter-final clash with South Africa• Other quarter-finals see Fiji v England, New...
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Jan 29, 20 •
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It feels as if he has been around for ages, but it is only a year ago that a fresh-faced JC Pretorius made his international debut for the Springbok Sevens team in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Pretorius turned 21 just before the 2019 HSBC Sydney Sevens...
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Jan 26, 20 •
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• Black Ferns Sevens win first women’s world series title on home soil• All Blacks Sevens break Hamilton drought on third attempt• Crowd of nearly 20,000 celebrates finals day New Zealand Sevens fans got the perfect 21st birthday gift as the All...
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Jan 23, 20 •
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Scaling proverbial mountains is nothing new for the Springbok Sevens team. Who will forget how they fought back from 19-0 down to beat Fiji 20-19 in a thrilling final at last year’s HSBC Singapore Sevens? Similar scenarios played out last month when the...
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Jan 17, 20 •
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Nick Malouf (c), University of Queensland, 36 caps Joe Pincus, Easts (Sydney), 8 caps Lachlan Anderson (vc), Eastwood, 23 caps Jeral Skelton, Brothers, 16 caps Jesse Parahi, Norths (Sydney), 46 caps Dylan Pietsch, Randwick, 14 caps Maurice Longbottom, Lloyd...
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Jan 16, 20 •
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The All Blacks Sevens travelled to Hamilton today for a day of training in preparation for next week’s home tournament, the HSBC Hamilton Sevens. Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named the All Blacks Sevens side who will look to continue the form which sees...
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Jan 15, 20 •
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Stedman Gans will captain the Springbok Sevens squad to Hamilton and Sydney for the third and fourth tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, taking over the captaincy armband from the injured Siviwe Soyizwapi. The Australasian leg of the World...
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Dec 17, 19 •
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The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens teams are on top of the world having claimed their respective HSBC Cape Town Sevens titles this morning. Forced to work tirelessly on their way to victory, the teams now sit atop the World Series standings heading...
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Dec 14, 19 •
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Blitzboks forward JC Pretorius credited the defensive effort of the squad as crucial in their seven try romp over Japan in their Pool A opener at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Friday evening. The Springbok Sevens gave Japan nothing on attack and defended with...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell named an unchanged tournament squad for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, which kicks off on Friday at the Cape Town Stadium. Siviwe Soyizwapi will lead the same 11 men on the field that left Dubai last weekend as gold medal...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Head of England Sevens Simon Amor has made one change to his squad for the HSBC World Sevens Series tournament in Cape Town (13-15 December, live on Sky Sports Action). Fresh from securing bronze in their series opener in Dubai, England take on Scotland,...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Joe Pincus (vc), Easts (Sydney), 7 caps Jeral Skelton, Brothers, 15 caps Henry Hutchison, Randwick, 27 caps Simon Kennewell, Randwick, 20 caps Jesse Parahi, Norths (Sydney),45 caps Sean McMahon, Suntory, 20 caps Lewis Holland, Queanbeyan, 47 caps Josh Coward,...
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Dec 10, 19 •
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Hacjivah Dayimani plans well for most things in life, so it was not that unexpected when his phone rang and he received the message to join the Blitzbok squad for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, but when it became reality, the Emirates Lions loose forward went...
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Dec 9, 19 •
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The triumphant Blitzboks – fresh from their victory in Dubai – will be in action on Friday in their opening pool match of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on the first day of one of arguably South Africa’s most unmissable sports event of the year. Fans also...
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Dec 9, 19 •
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The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – as competitive as it is right now – is all about grabbing that one opportunity and the Springbok Sevens team would love nothing more than doing just that. That is according to Blitzbok forward Dylan Sage, who will be...
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Dec 8, 19 •
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The way the Springboks Sevens team came together over the three days of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens contributed to their performances and resulted in them winning the tournament, the first of the new HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Blitzboks beat...
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Dec 7, 19 •
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The SA Rugby Sevens Academy claimed the Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens International Invitational on Saturday, beating The Royal Jesters 28-12 in the final at The Sevens Stadium. The team went undefeated in pool play and continued that form in the knock-out...
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Dec 7, 19 •
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The Springbok Sevens team scored 19 unanswered points against England in their Pool D decider at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens to clinch top spot with a 19-14 win and will face Argentina in the Cup quarter-finals of the tournament on Saturday. The success...
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Dec 5, 19 •
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The SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad started off strongly at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International Invitational tournament at The Sevens Stadium on Thursday, easily winning both their matches. The side, laden with experienced Blitzboks, outplayed the...
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Dec 4, 19 •
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Twice last season Siviwe Soyizwapi – as stand-in captain – took the Blitzboks onto the podium and lifted trophies in Vancouver and Singapore. So, when the winger speaks about “bringing all the parts together”, Soyizwapi is referring to what was done...
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Dec 2, 19 •
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Vodacom Super Rugby and the Currie Cup refreshed and improved Dylan Sage as a rugby player, but the Blitzbok forward admitted it was still tough to get back in the green and gold and start playing sevens again. “In a way, it was a new start for me playing...
