The role and impact of the SA Rugby Sevens Academy on the Blitzboks and their fortunes in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as explained by Academy Manager, Marius Schoeman. Their graduates are also excelling in 15s!
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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SA Rugby was one of only eight of 19 South African sporting federations that achieved their transformation targets in 2017/18, it was announced at the presentation of the sixth report of the Eminent Persons’ Group on Transformation in Sport (EPG) in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Cell C Sharks Vodacom Super Rugby hooker Fezokuhle Mbatha and lock JJ van der Mescht will make their first appearances for the Junior Springboks in the UK after being named as part of coach Chean Roux’s 28-man touring squad for their matches against England and Wales.
The Reds scored their first Vodacom Super Rugby victory in Durban since 2004, proving too strong for the Cell Sharks as they won by 21-14.
The Emirates Lions hold off a fast-finishing Chiefs to score a crucial 23-17 win on the road in Hamilton.
Video highlights of the Vodacom Super Rugby Round 10 between the DHL Stormers and Brumbies in Cape Town, won 19-17 by the visitors from Canberra.
Rotation played a key role in the six changes made by Cell C Sharks coach Robert du Preez for the clash with the Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday morning (11h45 SA time). One of these include a shift to flyhalf for young Springbok Curwin Bosch.
It’s one of the most anticipated Vodacom Super Rugby derbies this season, and DHL Stormers flank Pieter-Steph du Toit may have already given his team the psychological edge over the Vodacom Bulls before their clash at DHL Newlands on Saturday.
There are four changes to the Emirates Lions' Vodacom Super Rugby side to face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday from the team that toppled the Chiefs in Hamilton last weekend. The match starts at 09h35 SA time.
The DHL Stormers welcome back a host of experienced Springboks in a big shake-up for their important Vodacom Super Rugby derby against the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Newlands on Saturday.
The Springboks will be wearing an “unstoppable” jersey, designed and manufactured by ASICS, which features technological advancements to give the men in green and gold an extra edge at the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year.
SA Rugby was one of only eight of 19 South African sporting federations that achieved their transformation targets in 2017/18, it was announced at the presentation of the sixth report of the Eminent Persons’ Group on Transformation in Sport (EPG) in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Rotation played a key role in the six changes made by Cell C Sharks coach Robert du Preez for the clash with the Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday morning (11h45 SA time). One of these include a shift to flyhalf for young Springbok Curwin Bosch.
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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.
