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March 2, 2019
Video: Schoeman pleased with new recruits

The national Sevens Teams of Germany, Ireland, Uruguay traveled to Stellenbosch for a number of matches against the SA Rugby Sevens Academy, French Development Sevens and Stellenbosch Academy of Sport Sevens Academy.

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Call of duty in new role inspires Ngcobo...

At the age of 22, Sandile Ngcobo threw his rugby boots in the dust bin and started working with a courier company at OR ...

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Second prize also a win for Blitzboks - Powell ...

The Springbok Sevens squad planned to test their mettle against a number of Olympic medal contenders in Spain this weeke...

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Hit-out crucial to check progress – Ngcobo...

The first organised sevens hit-outs of 2021 bring a huge sense of anticipation and relief as all involved are very keen ...

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Nhleko and Ngcobo promoted to head coach roles...

SA Rugby has rejigged coaching roles in the Rugby Department – in Sevens and Junior Rugby – the governing body confirmed...

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Blitzboks out of Madrid tournaments...

The Springbok Sevens team will not participate in the Madrid Sevens tournaments at Campo UCM Central later this month af...

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Microsoft joins SA Rugby as official cloud partner

SA Rugby announced on Friday that Microsoft South Africa, a global organisation that enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge, has joined their family of partners as the official cloud partner.

Powell plays a youthful hand in Las Vegas

For Springboks Sevens coach, Neil Powell, consistency has always been the key to success and resulted in two consecutive Sevens Series titles, but it can be debated if his squad selection for this weekend’s HSBC Las Vegas Sevens was a gamble or calculated risk.

Springbok Experience entry free until closure end of March

SA Rugby has announced free entry to The Springbok Experience from today (Friday), after reluctantly taking the decision to close the rugby museum as a cost-saving measure.

Etzebeth starts for DHL Stormers in Durban showdown

It will be a battle between two Springbok laden packs of forwards in Durban, where the Cell C Sharks and the visiting DHL Stormers are geared for another titanic contest.

Marx leads Emirates Lions in massive Jukskei derby

Two big South African derbies are on the Vodacom Super Rugby menu on Saturday, when two #SuperPowered matches take place in Johannesburg and Durban.

Defending champions hold off determined Toyota Cheetahs

Guinness PRO14 title contenders and the top side in the competition this season, Leinster, held off a determined Toyota Cheetahs outfit in Dublin on Friday for a 19-7 victory, which marked their 15th win in 17 matches.

Pollard steers Vodacom Bulls to win in Joburg

Handre Pollard piloted the Vodacom Bulls to a 30-12 derby win over the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday, while the DHL Stormers clinched a second straight win thanks to their 16-11 triumph over the Cell C Sharks 16-11 in Durban.

Etzebeth, Du Toit colossal as DHL Stormers win in Durban

Following a heavy loss to the Vodacom Bulls in the opening round and last week’s last-gasp win over the Emirates Lions in Cape Town, the DHL Stormers played much better on Saturday in Durban to defeat the Cell C Sharks 16-11 in a tightly contested local coastal derby.

Blitzboks eliminated at HSBC Las Vegas Sevens

The Springbok Sevens team will face Fiji in Las Vegas on Sunday evening, not in the Cup competition of the HSBC Las Sevens as they had hoped, but rather in the semi-final for fifth place.

Isuzu Southern Kings go down fighting in Cardiff

The Isuzu Southern Kings went down fighting against the Cardiff Blues in Wales on Saturday after entering the break at 7-7 and then taking a brief 12-7 lead before the hosts scored back-to-back tries to break away on the scoreboard.

Microsoft joins SA Rugby as official cloud partner

SA Rugby announced on Friday that Microsoft South Africa, a global organisation that enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge, has joined their family of partners as the official cloud partner.

Defending champions hold off determined Toyota Cheetahs

Guinness PRO14 title contenders and the top side in the competition this season, Leinster, held off a determined Toyota Cheetahs outfit in Dublin on Friday for a 19-7 victory, which marked their 15th win in 17 matches.

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Call of duty in new role inspires Ngcobo

At the age of 22, Sandile Ngcobo threw his rugby boots in the dust bin and started working with a courier company at OR Tambo International Airport – this despite playing provincial rugby for the Lions at U13, U16 and U18 level before representing them at Under-21 level.

 
February 19, 2021

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Second prize also a win for Blitzboks - Powell

The Springbok Sevens squad planned to test their mettle against a number of Olympic medal contenders in Spain this weekend, but got very good value against the local Stellenbosch Academy of Sport Sevens and a visiting Russian club side, Narvskaya Zastava, in a mini-tournament at Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday.

 
February 19, 2021

Team news

Hit-out crucial to check progress – Ngcobo

The first organised sevens hit-outs of 2021 bring a huge sense of anticipation and relief as all involved are very keen to measure the progress they have made thus far this year.

 
February 18, 2021

News

Nhleko and Ngcobo promoted to head coach roles

SA Rugby has rejigged coaching roles in the Rugby Department – in Sevens and Junior Rugby – the governing body confirmed on Saturday.

 
February 13, 2021

Tournament news

Blitzboks out of Madrid tournaments

The Springbok Sevens team will not participate in the Madrid Sevens tournaments at Campo UCM Central later this month after the national government of Spain extended their COVID-19 related travel restrictions on a number of countries, including South Africa.

 
February 12, 2021

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