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Sep 11, 23 •
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Comments Off on Specman returns for Blitzboks’ trip to Zimbabwe
Former Springbok wings Rosko Specman and Travis Ismaiel were both named in an experienced and multi-skilled Springbok Sevens squad that will travel to Harare on Thursday for the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifiers. Springbok Sevens head coach Sandile Ngcobo...
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May 24, 23 •
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Comments Off on Tyla Nathan-Wong granted release from Black Ferns Sevens contract
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has agreed to release Black Ferns Sevens player Tyla Nathan-Wong from her contract at her own request to pursue an opportunity to play in the NRLW competition during the Black Ferns Sevens off-season. The 28-year-old has been involved...
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Apr 3, 23 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks pleased with big improvement in Hong Kong
The Springbok Sevens produced a much-improved display in Hong Kong this weekend despite losing three key games by less than one score, and as a result of their sixth place, they climbed two spots on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings – from...
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Mar 27, 23 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby congratulates Blitzboks on SA Sport Award
SA Rugby President Mr Mark Alexander congratulated the Springbok Sevens team for scooping the Team of Year Award at the 16th annual SA Sports Awards in Sun City on Saturday. The SA Sports Awards, hosted annually by the South African Department of Sport, Arts...
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Feb 27, 23 •
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Comments Off on Good progress for Springbok Women’s Sevens in Hermanus
The Springbok Women’s Sevens squad showed good progress and understanding of what is needed to be successful in this year’s World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series, and team coach Renfred Dazel said he was very happy with their effort. Dazel had...
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Feb 20, 23 •
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Comments Off on Ismaiel to fulfil another American dream
A long haul flight on your way to a Test debut can feel like it lasts forever, especially if that first appearance for your country was the a culmination of a lifetime of hard work and sacrifices. Just ask Travis Ismaiel, who travelled to the USA (via Addis...
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Jan 27, 23 •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi satisfied with Sydney start
The Springbok Sevens teams started their campaign in Sydney on a good note on Friday, but they are always looking for the perfect performance and will keep striving towards that. That was the reaction from Blitzbok captain Siviwe Soyizwapi after his side...
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Jan 18, 23 •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi: Continuous growth important in NZ
Morning, noon or night, the Blitzboks know they have to be switched on and ready to deliver as they aim to continue their growth as a squad at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens this weekend. That was the message from Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi on...
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Jan 18, 23 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN SEVENS TEAMS CONFIRM SQUADS FOR HAMILTON 7S
The Australian Men’s and Women’s Sevens programs have confirmed their travelling squads for the HSBC Hamilton Sevens tournament across January 21-22. A party of 26 players departed for New Zealand yesterday, as both teams seek to start the year with a...
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Jan 16, 23 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks to celebrate milestones in Hamilton
Springbok Sevens stalwart Ryan Oosthuizen will be completing a personal milestone this weekend at the HSBC NZ Sevens tournament in Hamilton, when he is due to compete in his first HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament in New Zealand, although he has...
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Jan 13, 23 •
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Comments Off on Baron to debut for Blitzboks
Former Boland Kavaliers standout, Jaiden Baron, has been named in the Springbok Sevens squad that will travel to Australasia to contest the HSBC NZ Sevens and HSBC Sydney Sevens tournaments later this month. The New Zealand event takes place in Hamilton on...
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Nov 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on Dazel gets the ball rolling with Springbok Women’s Sevens
Interim Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel got the squad’s preparations underway on Monday when 16 players assembled at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport for their first assessment camp for the 2022/23 season. Seven of the players are...
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Nov 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbok butterflies in Hong Kong
At a fairly young age of 24 years old, JC Pretorius has seen a lot during his exploits on the rugby fields of the world in the colours of the Springbok Sevens team. With 21 tournaments to his name, and after being named in Dream Teams at tournaments and even...
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Oct 31, 22 •
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Comments Off on We can do this – Du Preez on success in Hong Kong
A card game is amongst the things done by the Springbok Sevens team to pass time on a long-haul flight, such as the one to Hong Kong where the Blitzboks arrived earlier today from a Cape Town-Johannesburg-Singapore transit. In this card game, the winner is...
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Oct 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on Tim Mikkelson returns for 99th All Blacks Sevens tournament
One of the world’s most decorated sevens players, Tim Mikkelson, will return from injury at the Hong Kong Sevens on 4-6 November. This will be his first tournament since claiming a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The team is (brackets denotes...
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Oct 12, 22 •
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Comments Off on Delport steps down as Springbok Women’s Sevens coach
SA Rugby president, Mr Mark Alexander, thanked Paul Delport for his services to rugby after the former the former Springbok Sevens captain decided to step down as Springbok Women’s Sevens coach following Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town last month, where...
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Aug 31, 22 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Sevens teams named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town
The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens squads set to compete for the Rugby World Cup Sevens title in South Africa early next month have been named today. Both teams are defending back-to-back champions and depart for Cape Town today, the men fresh from...
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Aug 29, 22 •
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Comments Off on Light at the end of LA tunnel for the Blitzboks
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell would be forgiven if he wanted to block from his mind his squad’s performance at the weekend’s HSBC LA Sevens, where the Blitzboks finished 13th, the lowest placed finish since Powell took charge 10 years ago. Ironically...
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Aug 15, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s Sevens continue with positive strides in Chile
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport said he was pleased with the team’s overall performance in Santiago in Chile, where the South Africans managed to win three from five games at the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series, to continue with their...
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Aug 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA CLAIM COMMONWEALTH GAMES GOLD
The Australian Women’s Sevens side have claimed Gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last night defeating Fiji 24-12 The World Series champions entered the final full of confidence after their thrilling 17-12 victory over New Zealand in the...
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Aug 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks take gold in Birmingham as SA Women finish on a high
The Springbok Sevens team won the gold medal at the Rugby Sevens event of the Commonwealth Games when they produced a brilliant performance to defeat Fiji 31-7 in a pulsating Final on Sunday evening in Birmingham, where New Zealand claimed bronze. The SA...
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Jul 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on More Rugby World Cup Sevens tickets on sale tomorrow
A second tranche of tickets for public sale for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town in 43 days’ time – will go on sale tomorrow (Friday) morning at 09h00 (SAT). Ticket purchases can only be made online through the official ticket...
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Jul 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on Powell: Commonwealth Games requires different mindset
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell reckons the Rugby Sevens at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, England will require a different mindset because of the nature of event – a once-off, three-day competition hosted every four years. “For us it will...
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Jul 27, 22 •
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Comments Off on SA women embracing huge Commonwealth Games challenge
The South Africa Women’s Sevens team face a dauting challenge at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, where they have been grouped with Australia, Fiji and Scotland in Pool B, and while they recognise they face a daunting task, head coach Paul Delport...
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Jul 21, 22 •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games
Siviwe Soyizwapi and Asisipho Plaatjies were on Thursday named as captains of the South African Men and Women’s Sevens teams for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where the two squads will participate in the Rugby Sevens programme as part of Team South...
