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Oct 20, 19 •
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South Africa lost 19-14 to Kenya’s Morans team in the final of the Tusker Safari Sevens at RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi after a slow start in the first half saw the visitors concede 19 points against the locals. The home side, consisting mainly of the...
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Oct 17, 19 •
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He is amongst the fastest of really fast men in the Springboks Sevens squad and come the Safari Sevens in Nairobi this weekend, Angelo Davids will also be amongst the bravest. The 20-year-old star winger for the Blitzboks and DHL Western Province, will take...
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Oct 16, 19 •
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The Springbok Women’s Sevens team travelled to Tunisia with one mission – to claim the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens crown – so it was very rewarding for the team to arrive back in Cape Town with that feat accomplished, according to Imbokodo...
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Oct 15, 19 •
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Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi will lead an interesting mix of experience and youth to Nairobi this week where South Africa will make a return to the Kenya Safari Sevens. South Africa last played at the event in 2012 and returned as winners from...
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Oct 14, 19 •
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The Springbok Women’s Sevens confirmed their status as the best team in Africa when they won the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens in Monastir, Tunisia on Sunday. Zintle Mpupha and the Imbokodo squad edged Kenya 15-14 in the final at Mustapha Ben Jannet...
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Oct 11, 19 •
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Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport said his squad are prepared and motivated to deliver the goods at the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens tournament that starts in Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium in Monastir, Tunisia on Saturday. South Africa will...
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Oct 10, 19 •
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The experience of having played at this stadium and in this tournament will have a huge influence in the Springbok Women’s Sevens squad’s ability to adapt to the challenges of the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens tournament at Mustapha Ben Jannet...
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Oct 8, 19 •
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Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman has announced his retirement from all rugby following a career-ending back injury. The 32-year-old three-time HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series champion ends his international career for the Blitzboks as South...
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Oct 7, 19 •
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Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport named an experienced squad to travel to Tunisia for the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens qualifier event, to be played this weekend. The tournament will be played in Monastir on 12 and 13 October, when the...
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Sep 19, 19 •
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John Brake has named his England Men’s squad for the Oktoberfest Sevens [Saturday 21 September-Sunday 22 September]. Brake, who coaches across the men’s and women’s sevens programmes, will lead the team, which features a mix of invitational and...
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Sep 19, 19 •
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Playing New Zealand, England and Australia on the opening day of the Oktoberfest7s in Munich on Saturday will be as tough a challenge as the South African sevens team can expect to face in the new season. That was the opinion of Springbok Sevens coach Neil...
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Sep 17, 19 •
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Hacjivah Dayimani joined the Springbok Sevens squad on Monday as the wider Blitzboks training group converged at their base at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport to start preparation for the 2019/20 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The 21-year-old Emirates...
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Sep 15, 19 •
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World Sevens Series core side Spain is among twelve teams that have so far confirmed their participation at this year’s Safari Sevens. The Spaniards, losing semifinalists at last year’s tournament were twelfth overall at the close of the 2018/19 World...
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Sep 11, 19 •
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Neil Powell named a strong and experienced South African side to travel to Germany next week for the Oktoberfest7s in Munich on 21-22 September. Siviwe Soyizwapi will lead a team laden with players that represented their country in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens...
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Sep 9, 19 •
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• Exciting new tournament format with no Cup quarterfinals• Historic women’s tournament to feature 12 teams• Two-day tickets from $20 for kids, $107 for adults New Zealand Rugby is inviting sevens fans to celebrate a 21st Birthday party like no other...
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Aug 22, 19 •
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The All Blacks Sevens’ quest for Olympic gold in Tokyo next year has been given a major boost, with four Investec Super Rugby players set to join the 2019/2020 campaign. Caleb Clarke (Blues, Auckland), Etene Nanai-Seturo (Chiefs, Counties Manukau), Salesi...
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Aug 1, 19 •
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The Springbok Women’s Sevens team and major team partner, Castle Free, on Thursday announced an exciting new joint venture to find the next ‘Imbokodo’ to join the national squad. In what may be a first for women’s sport in South Africa, female...
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Jul 30, 19 •
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Get rea • Tickets from R195 to R400 – R150 for Friday’s play• The HSBC Cape Town 7s … where #AnythingCanHappen• 4 Tournaments – 4 different winners• 5 Marriage proposals – 1Runaway bride Rugby supporters are urged to be on their marks at...
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Jul 18, 19 •
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The HSBC Cape Town Sevens undergoes a major makeover this year, stretching over three action-packed days in December, SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday. The Springbok Women’s Sevens team will make their South African debut on the afternoon of Friday 13...
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Jul 4, 19 •
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The South African Students Rugby Sevens Men and Women’s teams are aiming for a strong start and an even stronger finish at the 30th Summer Universiade Games, to be be played in Naples, Italy from 5-7 July. The South African men’s team will be defending...
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Jun 6, 19 •
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Springbok Sevens stalwart Kyle Brown has retired from international sevens rugby after three HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series titles with the Blitzboks and 69 tournaments in the Green and Gold, where he played in 347 matches and scored 89 tries for a career...
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Jun 3, 19 •
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Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman is confident the next generation of Blitzboks will make South Africa proud in the next couple of years and said they have shown during the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series that the future for the team is bright....
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May 28, 19 •
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The Springbok Sevens team were forced to call up a third replacement on Monday in Dewald Human, in the place of Selvyn Davids, who has withdrawn from the squad due to personal reasons. Human had to hurry to Cape Town International Airport and left South...
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May 28, 19 •
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Cecil Afrika and Mfundo Ndhlovu have been called up to join the Springbok Sevens team in Paris for the HSBC Paris Sevens as injury replacements for Kurt-Lee Arendse and Stedman Gans when the 10th and final tournament in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series...
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May 27, 19 •
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The All Blacks Sevens have cemented their spot at next year’s Olympic Games with one tournament to spare despite a fifth-place finish at the London Sevens. Confirmation of the qualification came on Day One, after victories over Scotland and Ireland, the All...
