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.
For Springbok Sevens forward Chris Dry and his Blitzbok team-mates, mid-November normally constitutes a final week of pr...
The Springbok Sevens team played their first competitive match since March when they hosted the SA All Stars Sevens Acad...
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell was a relieved and pleased man after the Blitzboks played several competitive practic...
Attention to detail is a critical element found in the DNA of most, if not all successful sports team around the globe, ...
South African rugby supporters can nail their colours to the mast by voting for the best Springbok and Blitzbok players,...
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Two big South African derbies are on the Vodacom Super Rugby menu on Saturday, when two #SuperPowered matches take place in Johannesburg and Durban.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Grateful Dry excited to be playing rugby againFor Springbok Sevens forward Chris Dry and his Blitzbok team-mates, mid-November normally constitutes a final week of preparations before they set off for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series opener in Dubai.
Highlights
Tries galore as Blitzboks return to actionThe Springbok Sevens team played their first competitive match since March when they hosted the SA All Stars Sevens Academy at Markotter Stadium in Stellnebosch on Tuesday.
Team news
Relieved Powell pleased to see Blitzboks back in actionSpringbok Sevens coach Neil Powell was a relieved and pleased man after the Blitzboks played several competitive practice matches against the SA All Stars Sevens Academy at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Tuesday.
Team news
Home-schooling part of Blitzboks curriculumAttention to detail is a critical element found in the DNA of most, if not all successful sports team around the globe, so it’s hardly surprising to hear Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell talk about it. The Blitzboks – with no official tournaments scheduled until late March next year – have time on their hands, something Powell is using to fine-tune those aspects of the Blitzboks’ play that require attention to detail.
Special feature
Fans invited to determine rugby’s greatest of the decadeSouth African rugby supporters can nail their colours to the mast by voting for the best Springbok and Blitzbok players, and a few superb tries scored by the Boks in the last decade, after World Rugby announced on Thursday that fans around the world will have a say in the World Rugby Awards Special Edition by selecting the best players and tries of the decade (2010-19).
