Archive for the ‘Sevens Rugby’ Category

  • Improvement high on the agenda for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Chile

    Jan 11, 19 • 1746 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Improvement high on the agenda for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Chile

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad will be looking for an improved performance in Chile where they will contest the second tournament of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens circuit on Saturday and Sunday. The South Africans travelled to Vina del Mar on Monday after a...

  • Mixed results for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Uruguay

    Jan 7, 19 • 1544 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Mixed results for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Uruguay

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy delivered a day of up and down results in Punte del Este in Uruguay on Sunday, finishing sixth in the first of two legs of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens series. A 19-17 defeat to Portugal in the Cup quarter-finals knocked the South...

  • SA Rugby Sevens Academy faces Portugal in Cup Quarter-final

    Jan 6, 19 • 1542 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy faces Portugal in Cup Quarter-final

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team on Saturday finished second in pool B of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens tournament in Punta del Este after securing victories against Russia (26-5) and Colombia (10-0) before suffering a narrow defeat against Uruguay (7-0). This...

  • Familiar faces await Sevens Academy in South America

    Jan 5, 19 • 1602 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Familiar faces await Sevens Academy in South America

    They came, they saw and they conquered in 2018, and not much has changed for SA Rugby Sevens Academy coach, Marius Schoeman, and his team upon arrival earlier this week in Uruguay, where they will defend their Punta del Este Sevens title on Saturday and...

  • Three Blitzboks off to South America with Academy team

    Dec 28, 18 • 1473 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Three Blitzboks off to South America with Academy team

    Three capped Blitzboks, Ryan Oosthuizen, James Murphy and Heino Bezuidenhout, have been named in the SA Rugby Sevens Academy team by their coach, Marius Schoeman, for the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens tournaments in Uruguay and Chile early in the new year. The SA...

  • Madibaz star receives national sevens contract

    Dec 13, 18 • 3935 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby, Varsity & Club, Womens RugbyComments Off on Madibaz star receives national sevens contract

    Madibaz sevens rugby star Eloise Webb is ready to take her career to the next level after being awarded a Springbok contract last month for the first time. The 22-year-old Nelson Mandela University education student, who lives in Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth,...

  • Setbacks for Blitzboks as injury toll rises

    Dec 11, 18 • 2456 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Setbacks for Blitzboks as injury toll rises

    Springbok Sevens players Muller du Plessis and Justin Geduld are in a race against time to be fit to tour to Hamilton next month for the HSBC New Zealand Sevens. Both players picked up injuries at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens last weekend, ruling them out of...

  • Blitzboks improving as a team, says Human

    Dec 11, 18 • 2387 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Blitzboks improving as a team, says Human

    The younger generation of Blitzboks again showed in Cape Town that they are indeed more than capable to swim at the deep end of the HSBC World Sevens Series pool, according to Dewald Human, one of the newer players in the Springbok Sevens set-up. And with a...

  • Mother City, fans, partners thanked as HSBC Cape Town Sevens unites

    Dec 10, 18 • 2509 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Mother City, fans, partners thanked as HSBC Cape Town Sevens unites

    The power of sport to unite was brightly and boldly in evidence once again with bumper crowds celebrating in joyous harmony at the fourth edition of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens over the past weekend. Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby...

  • All Blacks Sevens finish fourth in Cape Town

    Dec 10, 18 • 1754 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on All Blacks Sevens finish fourth in Cape Town

    A week after claiming victory at the HSBC Dubai Sevens, the All Blacks Sevens have finished in fourth place in Cape Town. Ravaged by injuries over the past two weeks, Coach Clark Laidlaw said while the fourth place finish is disappointing there is also a lot...

  • Blitzboks claim bronze at HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    Dec 10, 18 • 2703 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Blitzboks claim bronze at HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    The Springbok Sevens team finished third at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday after they beat New Zealand 10-5 in the bronze medal match, finishing a weekend that received the thumbs up from Blitzbok coach Neil Powell and captain Philip Snyman. Starting the...

  • Record number of tries in Cape Town

    Dec 10, 18 • 1895 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Record number of tries in Cape Town

    Fiji won the fourth instalment of the ever-popular HSBC Cape Town Sevens – becoming the fourth different champion in the Mother City – on a weekend which delivered the most tries ever at a packed Cape Town Stadium. When USA speedster, Carlin Isles,...

  • AUSTRALIA FALL TO ENGLAND ON DAY TWO OF CAPE TOWN

    Dec 10, 18 • 1673 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on AUSTRALIA FALL TO ENGLAND ON DAY TWO OF CAPE TOWN

    The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens side has gone down to England in the battle for Fifth Place in the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday morning. Australia had earlier lost to New Zealand in the Quarter Final, ensuring that the men in gold were fighting for...

  • ENGLAND MEN SEVENS TO FACE USA IN CAPE TOWN CUP QUARTER-FINALS

    Dec 9, 18 • 1794 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • AUSTRALIA GO UNDEFEATED ON DAY ONE OF CAPE TOWN AND ADVANCE TO QUARTER FINALS

    Dec 9, 18 • 1790 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • Blitzboks to face Scotland in Cup quarter-finals

    Dec 9, 18 • 2498 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • Blitzboks make young players’ dreams come true

    Dec 8, 18 • 2487 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • Brown, Human eager to get Cape Town effort going

    Dec 7, 18 • 2569 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • Powell names unchanged line-up for HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    Dec 7, 18 • 2333 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • All Blacks Sevens aiming for top finish to 2018

    Dec 7, 18 • 1830 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • AUSTRALIA LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT IN CAPE TOWN

    Dec 7, 18 • 1639 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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,...

  • ENGLAND MEN SEVENS SQUAD NAMED FOR CAPE TOWN

    Dec 7, 18 • 1707 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • Rasivhenge to greet Sevens at Cape Town tournament

    Dec 7, 18 • 1887 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • Team effort needed in Cape Town

    Dec 7, 18 • 2681 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...

  • Blitzboks to feed off Cape Town crowd’s energy

    Dec 5, 18 • 2552 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments 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...