Branco du Preez, at the HSBC London Sevens this weekend, will become the most capped Blitzboks player ever in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
The Springbok Sevens squad, playing as SA 1 and SA 2, scored wins in their first international tournament in 14 months, ...
Siviwe Soyizwapi and Impi Visser will lead two experienced, but also experimental outfits in this weekend's tournament o...
The plan was a simple one for Neil Maritz: finish the 2020 season on a high with the New Nation Pumas before moving to S...
The Springbok Sevens team returned to full training at their Stellenbosch Academy of Sport base this week, with their ey...
Kagoshima City will host the Springbok Sevens squad for their final pre-tournament camp before the Olympic Games in Toky...
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The Cell C Sharks will be trying to reverse their recent disappointing form in Durban when they host the Emirates Lions in a Vodacom Super Rugby derby on Saturday evening, with kick-off at Jonsson Kings Park scheduled for 17h15.
The DHL Stormers will have to be at their defensive best in the first 20 minutes of Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Highlanders at DHL Newlands, where SA Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit will earn in his 50th cap for the Capetonians.
All the teams in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series play to their own beat, but few would argue that the broad smiles from the Blitzboks, just before every match kicks off, is one of the most recognised elements of the world showpiece.
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.
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.
The Springbok Sevens team will face Australia in the Cup quarter-finals of the HSBC London Sevens on Sunday after scoring three big victories on the first day at Twickenham.
The Springbok Sevens team started strong in Pool A at the HSBC London Sevens at Twickenham on Saturday, winning their opening two matches with big margins.
The Boland Cavaliers continued their good form in the South Section of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge by beating SWD 43-28 (halftime 26-14) at Rosemore Stadium in George on Saturday.
DHL Western Province produced a strong second half performance to earn a hard-fought 27-13 (halftime 10-13) Supersport Rugby Challenge victory over Multisure EP Elephants at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.
iSG Pumas right wing Morne Joubert scored a brace of tries as the Lowvelders out-muscled Tafel Lager Griquas by 37-28 (halftime 27-14) in a Supersport Rugby Challenge North Section match at the Nelspruit Rugby Club in Nelspruit on Saturday.
The Cell C Sharks will be trying to reverse their recent disappointing form in Durban when they host the Emirates Lions in a Vodacom Super Rugby derby on Saturday evening, with kick-off at Jonsson Kings Park scheduled for 17h15.
The Springbok Sevens team will face Australia in the Cup quarter-finals of the HSBC London Sevens on Sunday after scoring three big victories on the first day at Twickenham.
Match report
Blitzboks bounce back at Solidarity Camp SevensThe Springbok Sevens squad, playing as SA 1 and SA 2, scored wins in their first international tournament in 14 months, defeating Uganda and the SAS Sevens Academy in their opening matches of the Rugby Africa Solidarity Sevens Camp in Stellenbosch.
Team news
Blitzboks mix and match for Solidarity CampSiviwe Soyizwapi and Impi Visser will lead two experienced, but also experimental outfits in this weekend's tournament of Rugby Africa's Sevens Solidarity Camp, to be played at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Saturday and Sunday.
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Delight for Maritz as he finally hits the fieldThe plan was a simple one for Neil Maritz: finish the 2020 season on a high with the New Nation Pumas before moving to Stellenbosch to give himself a serious chance of becoming a Springbok Sevens player and contest for a spot in the squad that will travel to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Team news
Blitzboks to fine-tune Olympic squad selection in coming weeksThe Springbok Sevens team returned to full training at their Stellenbosch Academy of Sport base this week, with their eyes firmly fixed on their main goal for the season – success at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July.
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Blitzboks, Kagoshima City confirm Olympics holding campKagoshima City will host the Springbok Sevens squad for their final pre-tournament camp before the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July, the City and SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday.
