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Dec 9, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND MEN SEVENS TO FACE USA IN CAPE TOWN CUP QUARTER-FINALS
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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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA GO UNDEFEATED ON DAY ONE OF CAPE TOWN AND ADVANCE TO QUARTER FINALS
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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Comments Off on Blitzboks to face Scotland in Cup quarter-finals
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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Comments Off on Blitzboks make young players’ dreams come true
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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Comments Off on Brown, Human eager to get Cape Town effort going
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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Comments Off on GUINNESS ANNOUNCED AS TITLE SPONSOR OF RUGBY’S GREATEST CHAMPIONSHIP
The iconic global brand GUINNESS is to become the new title sponsor of the Six Nations, with the Championship to be known as the GUINNESS SIX NATIONS from 2019. The Six Nations is one of the world’s best attended sports events and regularly attracts record...
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Dec 7, 18 •
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Comments Off on Powell names unchanged line-up for HSBC Cape Town Sevens
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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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens aiming for top finish to 2018
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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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT IN CAPE TOWN
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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Comments Off on ENGLAND MEN SEVENS SQUAD NAMED FOR CAPE TOWN
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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Comments Off on Rasivhenge to greet Sevens at Cape Town tournament
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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Comments Off on Team effort needed in Cape Town
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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Comments Off on Blitzboks to feed off Cape Town crowd’s energy
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 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Accenture join SA Rugby as Official Digital Partner
SA Rugby unveiled on Tuesday how Accenture South Africa will champion the federation’s digital acceleration ambitions as the proud official digital partner to the South African Rugby Union and the Springboks. “To many South Africans, rugby is more...
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Dec 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on 12 Munster players sign contract extensions
Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm 12 player contract extensions for the province. Nine of the 12 players are products of the province’s underage or Academy pathway. John Ryan, Niall Scannell, Rory Scannell, Darren Sweetnam, Jack...
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Dec 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Lessons learnt as Blitzboks shift focus to Cape Town
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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Comments Off on Blitzboks to honour Madiba in special jersey in Cape Town
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 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok wing hopes to inspire others
Former University of Johannesburg star Aphiwe Dyantyi hopes his meteoric rise to stardom will provide inspiration for young rugby players coming through the ranks to follow in his footsteps. The 24-year-old wing shot to prominence this year with a series of...
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Dec 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks grouped with NZ Sevens in Cape Town
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 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand dominate in Dubai
The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens have reigned supreme at the HSBC Dubai Sevens claiming the tournament crowns this weekend. It is the third time in 2018 that the teams have enjoyed success together, having won Gold at the Commonwealth Games in...
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Dec 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND MEN SEVENS WIN BRONZE IN WORLD SERIES OPENER
England defeated Australia 15-14 to claim bronze at the opening leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai. It was Australia who opened the scoring through a converted John Porch try but England responded with a score courtesy of Will Muir on his...
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Dec 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA TAKES FOURTH AT DUBAI SEVENS
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team have claimed some valuable HSBC World Series Points in Dubai overnight, finishing the tournament in fourth place. The Aussie 7s looked the goods in the first tournament of the 2018-2019 Series with some significantly...
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Dec 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Mixed bag for disappointed Blitzboks in Dubai
The Springbok Sevens team’s sixth place in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens on Saturday was one of their worst starts in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in recent seasons, but coach Neil Powell feels there was improvement as the tournament...
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Dec 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on Q&A with Ivan van Zyl
What do you most enjoy about being part of the Bulls? I have been a huge fan of the Bulls my whole life, so being able to play for them is an honour and I just love being associated with the brand. You are active on social media and post golf images;...
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Dec 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND MEN SEVENS TO FACE SOUTH AFRICA IN DUBAI CUP QUARTER-FINALS
England Men Sevens finished second in Pool D on day one of the opening round of the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai with victories over Canada and Japan but lost out to Australia. They will now face South Africa in the Cup quarter-final on...