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Aug 3, 18 •
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On the back of Commonwealth Games gold and World Cup victory, Scott Curry, Tim Mikkelson and Joe Webber have all re-committed to the All Blacks Sevens through to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The three senior members of the All Blacks Sevens are the first to...
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Jul 23, 18 •
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Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman said on Monday the Blitzboks will return to South Africa with their heads held high and smiles on their faces after their third-placed showing at the Rugby World Cup Sevens at AT&T Park in San Francisco, USA this...
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Jul 23, 18 •
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The Springbok Sevens team claimed third place and the bronze medal at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, played at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Sunday. The Blitzboks secured a 24-19 win over Fiji to claim a second medal in two months and cap off another...
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Jul 23, 18 •
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The All Blacks Sevens have completed a perfect weekend in San Francisco, defending their Rugby World Cup Sevens title with a 33-12 Final win over England. They become the first men’s team to win back to back World Cup Sevens titles, just 24 hours after the...
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Jul 23, 18 •
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The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens side have been pipped by Ireland on day three to finish runners-up in the Challenge Trophy at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. The side won two and lost two over three days at AT&T Park to finish in...
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Jul 22, 18 •
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The South African U18 Sevens booked their place in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina in October after defeating Namibia 32-12 in the final of the African Youth Games in Algeria on Saturday. The victory ensured that they advanced through the...
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Jul 22, 18 •
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The Springbok Sevens team kept their dream of a first ever Rugby World Cup Sevens title alive with a telling 36-5 quarter-final victory over Scotland at AT&T Park, San Francisco on Saturday to set up a semi-final encounter against England on Sunday at...
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Jul 22, 18 •
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The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens side have finished third to claim the bronze medal at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. The side’s first task was against France in a rematch of the World Series semi-final in Paris last month. The...
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Jul 22, 18 •
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Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport said the emergence of four debutants in his team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 bodes well for the future of the squad and could boost their chances in tournaments to come. The Springbok Women’s...
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Jul 22, 18 •
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England Women defeated Japan 29-5 to win the Challenge final at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. Having been defeated by Ireland in their opening game of the tournament and knocked out of the Championship contest, they defeated Mexico 59-0 and...
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Jul 22, 18 •
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The Black Ferns Sevens have made history, becoming the first team to win back to back Rugby World Cup Sevens titles, with a 29-0 victory in San Francisco, USA today. Having been in dominant form on day one of the competition with big wins over Mexico and...
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Jul 22, 18 •
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England Men Sevens defeated Rugby World Cup Sevens hosts USA 24-19 in the Championship quarter-final and will now face South Africa in the semi-final on Sunday 22 July, 8.40pm BST (live on WorldRugby.org). It was a crossfield kick from Tom Mitchell which was...
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Jul 22, 18 •
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The All Blacks Sevens have secured a nail-biting quarter final victory over France at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. Three first half yellow cards saw the All Blacks Sevens playing with only six men for the majority of the half and trailing 7-0...
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Jul 21, 18 •
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The Springbok Sevens team will meet Scotland in the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco on Sunday morning (SA time) after a commanding 45-7 win over Ireland earlier on Day One of the international showpiece. The Blitzboks, boosted by...
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Jul 21, 18 •
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England Men Sevens defeated Samoa 19-15 in their opening game of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco and progress to the quarter-final stage of the competition. England will now face hosts USA at 12.38am (BST) on Sunday 22 July. Early abrasive running...
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Jul 21, 18 •
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The Springbok Women’s Sevens team suffered defeats against Russia (24-14) and China (29-5) on Friday at the Rugby World Cup Sevens, played at AT&T Park in San Francisco, USA. The defeats ruled them out of Cup and Trophy contention respectively and the...
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Jul 21, 18 •
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The Australian Women’s Sevens side have booked a semi-final showdown with France while the Men were knocked out of contention after day one of competition at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. The Women were the first to take to the field...
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Jul 21, 18 •
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The All Blacks Sevens have advanced to the Rugby World Cup Sevens quarter finals after a day one victory over Russia. The knock out format meant the defending champions only had one match on the opening day and put away Russia 29-5. Winger Joe Ravouvou showed...
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Jul 21, 18 •
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England Women Sevens ended day one of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco with a 59-0 victory over Mexico and will face China in the Challenge semi-final at 6.14pm (BST) on Saturday 21 July. Earlier on the opening day of the tournament England were...
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Jul 21, 18 •
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The Black Ferns Sevens have advanced to the semi finals of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 with dominant day one performances. The defending champions kept a clean scorecard across their first two matches, beating Mexico 57-0 and Ireland 45-0. Captain Sarah Goss...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell feels that the Blitzboks will have to overcome a psychological, rather than a physical challenge on Friday evening (early Saturday morning SA time), when they start their Rugby World Cup Sevens campaign at AT&T Park in...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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The Springbok Women’s Sevens team have a plan and the willpower to try and beat Russia when the two teams open their Rugby World Cup Women’s Sevens campaigns at AT&T Park, San Francisco on Friday. Springbok Women’s Sevens captain Zintle Mpupha...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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Ask any of the Blitzboks who their toughest player at training is, and the name of Werner Kok is bound to come up as answer – and that has been the case for the last five seasons. So when the popular player with his firebrand style expresses his happiness...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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She was a soccer star at school and was destined to play for her country, and this weekend Snenhlanhla Shozi will finally realise her dream of representing South Africa at the highest level on the sports field. However, it will not be with a round ball, but...
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Jul 17, 18 •
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The Springbok Sevens squad are well aware of the fact that South Africa have not won the Melrose Cup yet, but they believe that the effort from the 2018 group at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco this weekend could change that. Blitzbok captain...
