World Rugby's back for episode two of "24 Sevens", in partnership with HSBC Sport. It's time for the teams to head to sunny Cape Town!
There will be familiar faces amongst the South African squads assembled by Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell for the se...
The Springbok Sevens squad showed their experience and physical presence on the second day of the Rugby Africa Solidarit...
The Springbok Sevens squad, playing as SA 1 and SA 2, scored five out of six wins in their first international tournamen...
The return to international action for the Springbok Sevens squad and the performances of the Blitzboks and SA Rugby Sev...
Siviwe Soyizwapi and Impi Visser will lead two experienced, but also experimental outfits in this weekend's tournament o...
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Leading referee Marius van der Westhuizen has been adapting well to life in lockdown, with home-based training sessions, video conferences, spending quality time with his wife of a few months and house chores keeping him occupied.
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, extended his condolences to the family and friends of former Springbok scrumhalf, Paul Bayvel, who passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced society, business and sport to adapt their current methods of operations, with two more weeks added to the initial three-week lockdown in South Africa.
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This year, we are celebrating 25 years of Vodacom Super Rugby, and to mark the occasion (and keep you busy during lockdown), why not test your knowledge of this fantastic competition with our latest quiz.
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The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series kicked off late in 1999, meaning it's coming of age this year. In this time, the Blitzboks have provided many highs - why not test your knowledge (and burn a few minutes during lockdown) on this great team.
Leading referee Marius van der Westhuizen has been adapting well to life in lockdown, with home-based training sessions, video conferences, spending quality time with his wife of a few months and house chores keeping him occupied.
Life in lockdown has been a fine balancing act for top referee Jaco Peyper, who has been splitting his time between an array of video conferences, family responsibilities, training and DIY tasks in and around his house.
Team news
Familiar Blitzbok look for Solidarity Sevens CampThere will be familiar faces amongst the South African squads assembled by Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell for the second tournament of Rugby Africa's Solidarity Sevens Camp, to be played at the Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday and Saturday.
Team news
South Africa keep clean sheet at Solidarity Sevens CampThe Springbok Sevens squad showed their experience and physical presence on the second day of the Rugby Africa Solidarity Sevens Camp, winning all four their matches at Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Sunday.
Match report
Blitzboks bounce back at Solidarity Camp SevensThe Springbok Sevens squad, playing as SA 1 and SA 2, scored five out of six wins in their first international tournament in 14 months, with SA 1 defeating Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe and SA 2 toppling Uganda and SAS Sevens Academy in their opening matches of the Rugby Africa Solidarity Sevens Camp in Stellenbosch. SA 2 were edged by Kenya in the only blemish of the day.
Reaction
Pleasing effort as Blitzboks return to actionThe return to international action for the Springbok Sevens squad and the performances of the Blitzboks and SA Rugby Sevens Academy side at the Rugby Africa Solidarity Sevens Camp in Stellenbosch on Saturday were pleasing to the eye and mind for their coaching staff.
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.