Scoring your first try for the Blitzboks is something special, even more so as the team makes a big deal of it to celebrate the achievement as Angelo Davids and Sako Makata found out in Singapore.
Every player that was part of the Springbok Sevens squad that won the Commonwealth Games gold medal this weekend had a d...
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell praised all 13 members of the Blitzbok squad for their superb performance at the Comm...
The Springbok Sevens team won the gold medal at the Rugby Sevens event of the Commonwealth Games when they produced a br...
The Springbok Sevens were in firm control of their Commonwealth Games quarter-final on Saturday evening as they beat Can...
The Springbok Sevens team have qualified for the Commonwealth Games quarter-finals after they beat Tonga (36-5) and Mala...
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The real challenge of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is the absolute diversity of each of the ten tournaments – not one tournament is ever the same and every stop provides different demands from opponents to venues alike.
Phendulani Buthelezi will lead a new-look Junior Springbok team in their second U20 International Series match against the Namibia XV at Tygerberg Rugby Club on Saturday as coach Chean Roux continues to experiment with player combinations.
A strong finish by the DHL Stormers saw them clinch a 41-24 win over the Rebels in Melbourne in their Vodacom Super Rugby round nine clash on Friday.
The Isuzu Southern Kings finished off their Guinness PRO14 home stretch on a disappointing note at the Madibaz Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday as they battled to contain the in-form Ospreys, going down 43-7.
The DHL Stormers finished their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour on a massive highlight when they beat the Rebels by 41-24 in Melbourne on Friday.
The Springbok Sevens team outplayed USA 24-12 in the semi-finals of the HSBC Singapore Sevens and will now take on Fiji in the final of the tournament at 13h00 (SA time) on Sunday.
The Springbok Sevens team edged Samoa 21-12 in the Cup quarterfinals of the HSBC Singapore Sevens and they will play USA in the semifinals later on Sunday.
The Springbok Sevens staged an amazing comeback in the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday to beat Fiji 20-19 in the final of the HSBC Singapore Sevens tournament.
He was proud of the way the Springbok Sevens team continued to stay fighting for the win, despite falling behind 19-0 at half-time of the HSBC Singapore Sevens final, said Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell.
The Vodacom Bulls returned to winning ways when they beat the Reds by 32-17 in a Vodacom Super Rugby match in Pretoria, scoring five tries to two in the process.
The real challenge of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is the absolute diversity of each of the ten tournaments – not one tournament is ever the same and every stop provides different demands from opponents to venues alike.
The Springbok Sevens team outplayed USA 24-12 in the semi-finals of the HSBC Singapore Sevens and will now take on Fiji in the final of the tournament at 13h00 (SA time) on Sunday.
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Blitzboks’ unlikely heroes step up BirminghamEvery player that was part of the Springbok Sevens squad that won the Commonwealth Games gold medal this weekend had a different route to get to the final at Coventry Stadium down the road from Birmingham, and two of these, Shaun Williams and Mfundo Ndhlovu, emerged as unlikely heroes of the Blitzboks’ triumphant campaign.
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Relief and gratitude for Powell in BirminghamSpringbok Sevens coach Neil Powell praised all 13 members of the Blitzbok squad for their superb performance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this weekend, culminating in a golden result at Coventry Stadium on Sunday night where they comprehensively beat Fiji in the final.
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Dazzling Blitzboks are Commonwealth Games kingsThe 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.
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Blitzboks surge into Birmingham semi-finalsThe Springbok Sevens were in firm control of their Commonwealth Games quarter-final on Saturday evening as they beat Canada by 33-0 to advance into the top-four, where they will meet Australia at 14h04 on Sunday afternoon at the Coventry Stadium in Birmingham.
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Mixed fortunes for SA at Commonwealth GamesThe Springbok Sevens team have qualified for the Commonwealth Games quarter-finals after they beat Tonga (36-5) and Malaysia (46-0) in their two Pool B games in Birmingham on Friday, but it was a tough day for the Springbok Women’s Sevens team at the Coventry Stadium.
