The Springbok Sevens team travel to 10 iconic cities when they contest the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. It is not always that glamorous though, especially when travelling between tournaments. But the #Blitzboks make it work.
Two Blitzboks, JC Pretorius and Selvyn Davids, were named in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Dream Team at the end of...
Springbok Sevens players Selvyn Davids and JC Pretorius were honoured for their superb performances during the shortened...
We take a look at medal presentation when the Blitzboks were handed their World Series silver medals in Stellenbosch thi...
The physical handover of their 2019/20 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series silver medals has given the Springbok Sevens team ...
World Rugby has announced details of a rugby sevens investment strategy to optimise the sport’s preparation for, and par...
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The Cell C Sharks won their quarter and semi-finals in Australia and Cape Town, but the trip all the way back to New Zealand took its toll as they went down to a brilliant Chiefs side in Hamilton.
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It was a moment of magic, when months of hard work culminated in a highlight for the Springbok squad of 2019 – Cheslin Kolbe’s try that all but sealed victory in the Rugby World Cup final against England in Japan.
For R32-12 you can have the shirt off Siya’s back, the boots off Bongi’s feet or have a personal Rugby World Cup trophy tour – to your home! – as part of a major new charity initiative launched by SA Rugby on Tuesday.
️The Springboks can't sit on the sidelines and do nothing while many South Africans are going hungry. They're giving away the shirts off their backs and the boots off their feet to help raise money for those affected by COVID19.
What do you do when there is no training equipment at home during lockdown? You improvise – something Springbok Women’s centre Aphiwe Ngwevu is particularly good at.
Springbok Rugby World Cup winning hero Handré Pollard says the prospects of representing South Africa in next year’s series against the British & Irish Lions next year would be like a dream come true for him.
Rugby fans have been warned that fake tickets for the much anticipated British & Irish Lions’ visit to South Africa in 2021 are circulating – and are not worth the digital paper they’re ‘printed’ on.
This typically tough South African Vodacom Super Rugby derby ended in a 21-19 win for the Vodacom Bulls over their neighbours from the south, the Cats, which comprised of players from the Lions, Cheetahs and Griquas in those years.
For R32-12 you can have the shirt off Siya’s back, the boots off Bongi’s feet or have a personal Rugby World Cup trophy tour – to your home! – as part of a major new charity initiative launched by SA Rugby on Tuesday.
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Blitzboks duo named in World Series Dream TeamSpringbok Sevens players Selvyn Davids and JC Pretorius were honoured for their superb performances during the shortened sevens season with the ultimate accolade after being named in the 2020 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Dream Team.
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Blitzboks celebrate 2019/20 season with silverwareThe physical handover of their 2019/20 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series silver medals has given the Springbok Sevens team some closure and finality on the season that was, and they can now start looking toward their next goals – the 2021 series and the Tokyo Olympics.
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Financial boost for sevens as more tournaments are cancelledWorld Rugby has announced details of a rugby sevens investment strategy to optimise the sport’s preparation for, and participation at, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while two more tournaments on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series have been cancelled.
