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The list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vo...
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The Springbok Sevens team continued their good form at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens by finishing top of Pool A on Saturday, beating Fiji by 26-14 and USA by 21-15 after a 49-0 demolition of Japan on Friday.
The Springbok Sevens team topped Pool A at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens after they held on in their final match of the day on Saturday to beat the USA by 21-15.
Fiji capitalised on too many mistakes by the Springbok Women’s Sevens team to win their final Pool A match by 27-5 as the heavens opened up over the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Springbok Women's Sevens have secured an intended Top-10 finish in their debut appearance at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens and will face Spain in the ninth-place play-off on Sunday.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi dedicated his World Peace and Sport Champion for 2019 award, which he received in Monaco on Thursday evening, to the 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad.
The Springboks’ successful 2019 season is reflected by the nominations in the main categories in the annual SA Rugby Awards, with World Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit and fellow global nominee, Cheslin Kolbe, both ranked in the top five for the season.
The Toyota Cheetahs’ biggest Guinness PRO14 conference rivals, Leinster and Ulster, are expected to pose a formidable challenge in the northern hemisphere showpiece in the next few months given their good form in their Champions Cup fixtures and their log positions.
The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will target a fresh start to the second stanza of their Guinness PRO14 campaigns in 2020 as they return to the field on Saturday after their festive season breaks with clashes against Zebre and Edinburgh.
The Toyota Cheetahs learned valuable lessons in their first Guinness PRO14 match of 2020 as costly errors and some rustiness after their festive season break saw them go down 41-13 against Zebre Rugby at Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma on Saturday.
The Isuzu Southern Kings endured a heart-breaking start to the 2020 leg of their Guinness PRO14 season as ill-discipline and bad luck saw them go down 61-13 against Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Saturday.
The Springbok Sevens team continued their good form at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens by finishing top of Pool A on Saturday, beating Fiji by 26-14 and USA by 21-15 after a 49-0 demolition of Japan on Friday.
The Springboks’ successful 2019 season is reflected by the nominations in the main categories in the annual SA Rugby Awards, with World Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit and fellow global nominee, Cheslin Kolbe, both ranked in the top five for the season.
Tournament news
World Series to conclude with Cape Town Sevens in DecemberThe HSBC Cape Town Sevens will take on a new mantle after World Rugby announced that the popular event in the Mother City will be the final leg of a revamped and shortened HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2021.
News
Vermeulen, Vodacom Bulls dominate nominationsThe list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vodacom Bulls underlining their dominance of the season with a host of names on the shortlists.
Special feature
Call of duty in new role inspires NgcoboAt the age of 22, Sandile Ngcobo threw his rugby boots in the dust bin and started working with a courier company at OR Tambo International Airport – this despite playing provincial rugby for the Lions at U13, U16 and U18 level before representing them at Under-21 level.
Reaction
Second prize also a win for Blitzboks - PowellThe Springbok Sevens squad planned to test their mettle against a number of Olympic medal contenders in Spain this weekend, but got very good value against the local Stellenbosch Academy of Sport Sevens and a visiting Russian club side, Narvskaya Zastava, in a mini-tournament at Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Team news
Hit-out crucial to check progress – NgcoboThe first organised sevens hit-outs of 2021 bring a huge sense of anticipation and relief as all involved are very keen to measure the progress they have made thus far this year.
