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May 31, 22 •
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Comments Off on HSBC Cape Town Sevens back with a bang in December
The ever-popular HSBC Cape Town Sevens will return to the Mother City on the weekend of 9-11 December this year, when the best men’s and women’s sevens teams in the world will return to the DHL Stadium for the first time since 2019. The 2023 HSBC World...
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May 27, 22 •
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Comments Off on Argentina opener crucial for Blitzboks in London
Certain things were predictably good about the Springbok Sevens and their HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in recent years – their processes and system, but also the importance of setting the standard for a tournament by laying the foundation in the very...
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May 12, 22 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez and Du Plessis return for Blitzboks’ Euro trip
The most capped Blitzbok ever, Branco du Preez, has been included in the 13-man Springbok Sevens squad for the next two HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments in France and England, in one of four changes to the team that returned from a fifth-place...
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May 4, 22 •
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Comments Off on Gun goes on hospitality sales for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town
Hospitality tickets for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town later this year have gone on sale – giving fans a second chance to enjoy the sell-out event. Publicly available tickets for the Saturday and Sunday of the event sold out within 48 hours when...
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Apr 11, 22 •
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Comments Off on Murphy, Van Wyk and Williams to join Blitzboks in Vancouver
James Murphy, Shaun Williams and Shilton van Wyk have been called into the Springbok Sevens squad for the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament, to be played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver this weekend, the sixth tournament of the 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens...
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Apr 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on Brown ‘very, very keen’ to make Blitzbok return
The challenges he’s had to overcome to become a Springbok Sevens player in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series are well documented; however, it was not only the resilience Ronald Brown showed to compete at the highest level that gripped those who saw him...
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Apr 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi is smiling in Singapore
A few Springbok Sevens players arrived in Singapore on Monday on their maiden voyage to the HSBC Singapore Sevens and even for some of the more experienced players, April 2019 is still fresh in their memories, even though it was two years ago. That was the...
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Apr 5, 22 •
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Comments Off on Pretorius looks to improve as he debuts in Singapore
It’s probably fair to say JC Pretorius became a household name for the Springbok Sevens fairly quickly, so much so that it is hard to believe he only played 16 tournaments in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series so far. And as the 24-year-old pointed out, he...
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Apr 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on Dobela on debut as Brown returns for Blitzboks
Former Junior Springbok flyhalf Lubabalo Dobela will make his HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Singapore next weekend after being named in the Blitzboks squad for the fifth tournament of the 2022 season. The former Toyota Cheetahs player, who turns 24...
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Mar 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby congratulates SA Sport Award nominees
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, congratulated the six nominees from rugby in seven categories of the 15th annual SA Sport Awards that were announced on Saturday. Siya Kolisi, Makazole Mapimpi, Ronald Brown, Rassie Erasmus, the Springboks and the...
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Feb 14, 22 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup Sevens tickets to go on sale
World Rugby has announced the start of the countdown to tickets going on sale for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town in September. Ticket sales will open in two weeks’ time – on Monday 28 February 2022 – for the three-day...
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Feb 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on NEIL POWELL APPOINTED AS THE SHARKS DIRECTOR OF RUGBY
The Sharks CEO, Dr Eduard Coetzee has announced an exciting new change to our rugby structure that will be effective from the 2022/2023 season. This development has been implemented to ensure sustainable success and provide the best and most effective support...
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Jan 31, 22 •
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Comments Off on Powell applauds Blitzboks’ courage and endeavour
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell applauded the effort of his squad on Sunday night, when they beat Australia by 33-7 in the final of the HSBC Spain Sevens in Seville. The victory over the Australians saw the Blitzboks claim a sixth consecutive HSBC World...
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Jan 31, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens bag fourth consecutive World Series title
The Springbok Sevens won their sixth consecutive HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament – their 34th successive match and fourth title in the 2022 season – when they beat Australia by 33-7 in the final of the Seville tournament on Sunday evening. The...
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Jan 27, 22 •
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Comments Off on Kolisi scoops top SA Rugby Award for 2021
Siya Kolisi is the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2021, after the popular Springbok captain garnered the most votes for his performances during a tough season, while the exciting Aphelele Fassi underlined his great potential by winning the Young Player of...
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Jan 26, 22 •
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Comments Off on Keep contributing and rewards will follow – Human
There are few things more rewarding on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series than to finish a tournament on the top step of the podium, with a gold medal around your neck and fireworks going off in the background, and for Springbok Sevens flyhalf Dewald Human,...
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Jan 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on Williams to replace injured Soyizwapi in Spain
Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi has been ruled out of this weekend’s HSBC Spain Sevens tournament at Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, and will be replaced by Shaun Williams, who is scheduled to depart to Spain on Monday evening. Soyizwapi got...
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Jan 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens clinch Malaga title in tense final
Selvyn Davids scored a try after the buzzer to ensure the Springbok Sevens team won their fifth consecutive HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament – and their third of the 2022 season – when they beat Argentina by 24-17 in Malaga on Sunday. The victory...
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Jan 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks fit and ready for Malaga
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell expressed his happiness with the way his team prepared for the first HSBC Spain Sevens, to be played in Malaga from 21-23 January, while Blitzbok captain Siviwe Soyizwapi said they will look no further than the first game on...
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Jan 19, 22 •
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Comments Off on Small steps for Ndhlovu in Malaga
It’s probably fair to say the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is a globetrotting exercise on the high end of the sporting entertainment scale. The circuit usually includes ten tournaments in ten iconic cities and to add to the lustre, the participants also...
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Jan 19, 22 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks to speed ahead with WeBuyCars
The Springbok Sevens team will speed into action in Spain this weekend with market-leading partner WeBuyCars on the team’s jersey following agreement on a three-year sponsorship partnership. SA Rugby made the announcement on the eve of the latest round of...
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Jan 17, 22 •
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Comments Off on Same mindset amongst fresh challenges for Blitzboks
The more things change, the more they stay the same for the Springbok Sevens squad who will play in Spain this weekend for the first time since the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series started way back in 1999. Tournaments in Malaga and Seville have been added to...
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Jan 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on Five changes to Blitzbok squad for Spain trip
Springbok Sevens playmaker Justin Geduld will return to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time in two years after being named in the Blitzboks squad to contest the two forthcoming tournaments in Malaga and Seville in Spain later this month....
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Dec 2, 21 •
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Comments Off on Powell: Blitzboks’ resolve to be tested in Dubai
The Springbok Sevens’ mental and physical resolve will be severely tested this weekend in Dubai, where they are the top seeds for round two of the new HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, according to Blitzboks coach Neil Powell. Following last weekend’s...
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Dec 1, 21 •
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Comments Off on Zain Davids taking exciting Blitzboks journey in his stride
Although the Springboks Sevens claimed the Emirates Dubai 7s in impressive fashion last weekend, influential squad member Zain Davids was quick to emphasise the need for further improvements during the second 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament,...
