Archive for the ‘Sevens Rugby’ Category

  • HSBC SYDNEY 7s TICKETS ON SALE TODAY

    Oct 9, 17 • 3108 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on HSBC SYDNEY 7s TICKETS ON SALE TODAY

    The excitement of the HSBC Sydney 7s returns to the harbour city in 2018 with tickets for the General Public going on sale today. Following the successes of the 2016 and 2017 tournaments, with both years selling out across the weekend of action, fans are...

  • André Venter presents match day jerseys to Springboks

    Oct 6, 17 • 4119 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on André Venter presents match day jerseys to Springboks

    Former Springbok flank André Venter presented the Springboks with their match jerseys on Friday morning at their team hotel in Cape Town. Venter played in 66 Tests for the Springboks between 1996 and 2001 and was a member of the team that won the bronze...

  • SA Sevens bag bronze at Oktoberfest 7s

    Oct 1, 17 • 3390 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on SA Sevens bag bronze at Oktoberfest 7s

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team on Saturday claimed third place in their first ever appearance at the Oktoberfest 7s, played at the Olympic Stadium in Munich. The South Africans lost their semi-final match against Fiji – their only defeat of the tournament...

  • ENGLAND SEVENS FINISH FOURTH IN MUNICH

    Oct 1, 17 • 2402 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on ENGLAND SEVENS FINISH FOURTH IN MUNICH

    England Sevens finished fourth at the inaugural DHL Oktoberfest 7s after losing to South Africa in the bronze final match in Munich. Simon Amor’s side finished third in Pool B after the first day of games following a 26-14 win over Uganda, a 12-10...

  • SA Sevens keen to get season underway

    Sep 28, 17 • 2464 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on SA Sevens keen to get season underway

    The South African Sevens team contesting the Oktoberfest 7s in Munich, Germany this weekend are keen to get the season underway on a positive note and set the tone for the remainder of the world calendar.  The SA squad’s coach at the tournament, Paul...

  • U17s ready for interprovincial sevens action

    Sep 27, 17 • 4747 Views • General News, School, Sevens RugbyComments Off on U17s ready for interprovincial sevens action

    The top junior sevens players in the country will go head-to-head in what promises to be an action-packed display of rugby on Friday and Saturday at the SA Rugby Under-17 Interprovincial Sevens at Tafel Lager Park in Kimberley. The tournament features the 15...

  • ENGLAND SEVENS NAME SQUAD FOR DHL OKTOBERFEST 7S

    Sep 27, 17 • 3810 Views • General News, International, Sevens RugbyComments Off on ENGLAND SEVENS NAME SQUAD FOR DHL OKTOBERFEST 7S

    Simon Amor has named his side for the inaugural DHL Oktoberfest 7s which takes place in Germany this week (29-30 September). The 12-man academy squad will be led by Will Edwards who made his HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Vancouver last season where...

  • Auckland ready to celebrate World Champion Black Ferns

    Sep 27, 17 • 2197 Views • General News, International, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Auckland ready to celebrate World Champion Black Ferns

    Auckland is ready to celebrate with the Black Ferns for their 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup success with a free public event at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau tomorrow. Doors open to fans at 10am, and the Black Ferns will arrive at 10.45am. The event...

  • AUSSIE 7S HEAD TO MUNICH FOR OKTOBERFEST 7S

    Sep 24, 17 • 2850 Views • General News, International, Sevens RugbyComments Off on AUSSIE 7S HEAD TO MUNICH FOR OKTOBERFEST 7S

    1. Jeral Skelton*, Brothers QLD 2. Simon Kennewell, 9 caps, Randwick NSW 3. Ben O’Donnell*, Randwick NSW 4. Maurice Longbottom *, Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team 5. James Stannard, 41 caps, Souths QLD 6. John Porch, 9 caps, Northern Suburbs NSW 7....

  • Sage, Soyizwapi add experience to Sevens Academy side in Germany

    Sep 19, 17 • 2063 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Sage, Soyizwapi add experience to Sevens Academy side in Germany

    Dylan Sage and Siviwe Soyizwapi are the two well-established Springbok Sevens players included in the SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad for the Oktoberfest Sevens in Munich, Germany on 29 and 30 September.  Sage, who will captain the side, and Soyizwapi are two...

  • Bok Women’s Sevens qualify for RWC Sevens 2018

    Sep 17, 17 • 2646 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens qualify for RWC Sevens 2018

    The Springbok Women’s Sevens on Sunday booked their place in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, which will be hosted in San Francisco in July 2018, as they defeated Kenya 17-12 in the final of the Rugby Africa Sevens in Tunisia. Coach Renfred Dazel’s team...

  • Bok Women’s Sevens dominate opening day in Tunisia

    Sep 16, 17 • 2164 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens dominate opening day in Tunisia

    The Springbok Women’s Sevens on Saturday took a massive leap forward in their quest to book their place in the Rugby World Cup Sevens next season as they cruised to three wins a row on the opening day of the Rugby Africa Sevens in Tunisia. Coach Renfred...

  • Debut Call Up For Auma As Squad To Tunisia Announced

    Sep 13, 17 • 2089 Views • General News, International, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Debut Call Up For Auma As Squad To Tunisia Announced

    Rookie Judith Auma has been handed her maiden call up, making the Lionesses final squad to Tunisia for this weekend’s Women’s Africa Cup Sevens which doubles up as the African qualifying round for next’s year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco,...

  • Nokwe to coach SA Select Women at Hokkaido 7s

    Sep 7, 17 • 2742 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Nokwe to coach SA Select Women at Hokkaido 7s

    Former Springbok winger Jongi Nokwe will coach a young SA Select Women’s Sevens team at the Hokkaido Invitational Sevens in Japan on Saturday and Sunday as regular coach Renfred Dazel prepares his team for the Rugby World Cup Sevens Qualifier in Tunisia on...

  • Grain has high hopes for Rugby Africa 7s

    Sep 5, 17 • 2766 Views • Analysis, General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Grain has high hopes for Rugby Africa 7s

    Springbok Women’s Sevens captain Veroeshka Grain said on Tuesday the players are cautiously excited for the Rugby Africa Sevens in Tunisia next week, which also doubles up as the Rugby World Cup Sevens Qualifier, and that they will focus all their energy on...

  • The National Sevens Circuit Is Back

    Aug 25, 17 • 1201 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on The National Sevens Circuit Is Back

    Now in its nineteenth season, the National Sevens Circuit returns to ignite passions among teams, players, management and fans alike over the next eight weeks starting 2nd September with the Driftwood Sevens in the coastal city of Mombasa with the season...

  • Blitzboks to step up preparations at Assupol International 7s

    Aug 24, 17 • 1705 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Blitzboks to step up preparations at Assupol International 7s

    The Springbok Sevens team will step up their preparation for the forthcoming HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in October when they take part in the Assupol International 7s tournament in Stellenbosch. The tournament, which was launched in Stellenbosch on...

  • Dazel pleased with Potchefstroom camp

    Aug 16, 17 • 1230 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Dazel pleased with Potchefstroom camp

    Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel was pleased with the outcomes achieved at their training camp in Potchefstroom last week and said it would guide them in the lead-up to the Rugby Africa Sevens in September, which doubles up as the Rugby...

  • Bok Women’s Sevens shift focus at Potch camp

    Aug 7, 17 • 1351 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens shift focus at Potch camp

    The Springbok Women’s Sevens will have their sights set firmly on the Rugby Africa Sevens in Tunisia and qualifying for the Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco in the next few days at a training camp in Potchefstroom. The Rugby Africa Sevens,...

  • Cape Town Sevens tickets on sale Friday

    Jul 31, 17 • 1630 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Cape Town Sevens tickets on sale Friday

    Please be advised that tickets to the HSBC Cape Town Sevens will go on sale tomorrow (Friday 28 July) at 9am. Tickets are available from Computicket via their website, app or call centre on 0861 915 8000. Tickets are also available from all participating...

  • HSBC Cape Town Sevens tickets on sale next Friday

    Jul 21, 17 • 1299 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on HSBC Cape Town Sevens tickets on sale next Friday

    Tickets for the highly anticipated HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament will go on sale to the public on Friday, 28 July 2017, ranging in price from R150 to R300 for a full day’s rugby action. Sales will open next Friday at 09h00 through Computicket and all...

  • HSBC Cape Town Sevens named Best Live Sports Experience

    May 19, 17 • 1693 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on HSBC Cape Town Sevens named Best Live Sports Experience

    The HSBC Cape Town Sevens was named as Best Live Sports Experience in South Africa at the prestigious Discovery Sports Industry Awards in Johannesburg on Thursday evening. SA Rugby’s delivery of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens won from among six nominees in the...

  • Academy product Labuschagne joins Blitzboks in London

    May 16, 17 • 3053 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Academy product Labuschagne joins Blitzboks in London

    SA Rugby Sevens Academy player, Marco Labuschagne, has joined the Springbok Sevens team in London for this weekend’s HSBC London Sevens after Tim Agaba was ruled out because of a knee injury he sustained in Paris last weekend. Agaba will be replaced in...

  • Blitzboks want to finish season as they started

    May 15, 17 • 3416 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World SeriesComments Off on Blitzboks want to finish season as they started

    The Springbok Sevens team set themselves the goal at the beginning of the season to be competitive and try to win all ten tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. To neglect that aim after nine tournaments just because the series title is in the...

  • Relieved and proud about series win – Snyman

    May 15, 17 • 4196 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World SeriesComments Off on Relieved and proud about series win – Snyman

    Springbok Sevens captain, Philip Snyman, applauded the massive team effort of his squad and gave credit to their management staff for preparing the team in the best possible way, after the Blitzboks secured the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title in Paris on...