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May 21, 2019
Video: Blitzboks visit SA High Commission in London

The Blitzboks visited the SA High Commission in London on 20 May prior to them playing in the HSBC London Sevens at Twickenham.

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Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell praised all 13 members of the Blitzbok squad for their superb performance at the Comm...

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Dazzling Blitzboks are Commonwealth Games kings ...

The Springbok Sevens team won the gold medal at the Rugby Sevens event of the Commonwealth Games when they produced a br...

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Blitzboks surge into Birmingham semi-finals...

The Springbok Sevens were in firm control of their Commonwealth Games quarter-final on Saturday evening as they beat Can...

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Mixed fortunes for SA at Commonwealth Games...

The Springbok Sevens team have qualified for the Commonwealth Games quarter-finals after they beat Tonga (36-5) and Mala...

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Muller du Plessis: “I’m itching to play for Blitzboks again”

The enjoyment of playing for the Springbok Sevens team, being part of a special group of players and having an opportunity to make the country proud will be some of the driving factors for the Blitzboks this week in London.

Video: Emirates Lions trump Highlanders in Joburg

A late try beautifully executed by Springbok speedsters Aphiwe Dyantyi and Courtnall Skosan sealed a great Vodacom Super Rugby victory, by 38-29, for the Emirates Lions over the Highlanders in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Video: Vodacom Bulls start their tour on a winning note

The Vodacom Bulls got their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour off to the best possible start with a 32-17 win over the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday.

Video: Another draw, this time at DHL Newlands

It was a ding-dong Vodacom Super Rugby affair at DHL Newlands in Cape Town, but the DHL Stormers never gave up and in the end came away with a 19-19 draw against the Crusaders on Saturday.

Down Touch Griffons edge Namibians in Rustenburg

The Down Touch Griffons outlasted a spirited challenge from Windhoek Draught Welwitschias as they claimed a 34-24 (halftime 19-17) win in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge match at Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg on Sunday.

All systems go for SA Rugby U16 and U18 Girls Weeks

It will be ladies first as SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks series – where close to 3000 players will showcase their skills in six tournaments across four venues around the country – kick off next month with the U16 and U18 Girls Week tournaments in Johannesburg.

Barrett-Theron, Murray to referee Women’s internationals

SA’s leading female referees, Aimee-Barrett Theron and Ashleigh Murray, will hold the whistle in the July and August international window and 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifiers after being named on World Rugby’s referee panels.

Sako Makata keen to continue upward curve

Four tournaments into the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and the Blitzboks looked down and out, failing to make the same impact and strong start that saw them winning consecutive World Series titles in 2016/17 and 2017/18.

Can the Vodacom Bulls go “back to 2007” in Canberra?

The Vodacom Bulls will be aiming to turn the clock back to 2007 – the first time they won Vodacom Super Rugby – when they face the top Australian side and two-time champions, the Brumbies, in Canberra on Friday.

Video: Watch the Blitzboks get behind the Proteas

The Blitzboks have a special message for Faf du Plessis and the rest of the Proteas, who are currently in the UK for the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Muller du Plessis: “I’m itching to play for Blitzboks again”

The enjoyment of playing for the Springbok Sevens team, being part of a special group of players and having an opportunity to make the country proud will be some of the driving factors for the Blitzboks this week in London.

All systems go for SA Rugby U16 and U18 Girls Weeks

It will be ladies first as SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks series – where close to 3000 players will showcase their skills in six tournaments across four venues around the country – kick off next month with the U16 and U18 Girls Week tournaments in Johannesburg.

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Blitzboks’ unlikely heroes step up Birmingham

Every 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.

 
August 02, 2022

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Relief and gratitude for Powell in Birmingham

Springbok 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.

 
August 01, 2022

Match report

Dazzling Blitzboks are Commonwealth Games kings

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.

 
July 31, 2022

Match report

Blitzboks surge into Birmingham semi-finals

The 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.

 
July 30, 2022

Match report

Mixed fortunes for SA at Commonwealth Games

The 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.

 
July 29, 2022

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