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Aug 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW Waratahs receive huge boost with Australian Olympic Sevens star, Cameron Clark signing for two seasons
The NSW Waratahs have received a timely boost with the announcement that Australian Men’s Olympic Sevens representative, Cameron Clark has signed with the team until the end of 2018. The 23-year -old has made a huge name for himself in the Seven-a-side...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bibby Hopes Sevens Success Creates Legacy
Team GB sevens star Dan Bibby says he hopes their performances at the Rio Olympics will inspire people to play the sport. Bibby and his team mates won a silver medal after losing in the Rio final to Fiji in the sport’s debut at the Olympic Games. And...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sevens Success In Rio Marks Significant Moment for Rugby
Chairman of GB Sevens Ian Ritchie believes the success of rugby sevens at the Olympics marks a “really significant” moment for the sport. Sevens made its Olympic debut in Rio with Team GB claiming silver after falling to Fiji in the final having beaten...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Classy Hougaard gives injured Senatla his bronze medal
Blitzbok Francois Hougaard has been praised after giving his Olympic bronze medal to injured team-mate Seabelo Senatla. Senatla, a key member of South Africa’s Sevens side over the last three years, was not one of the 12 players who received a bronze...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bronze medal proud moment for his team says coach Neil Powell
The bronze medal Team SA’s Rugby Sevens squad won at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday was good reward for the hard work delivered by his squad, said the coach of the side, Neil Powell. South Africa’s Blitzboks won bronze with a...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team South Africa claims historic bronze in Rugby Sevens at Olympic Games
History was made in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday as Team South Africa’s sevens rugby squad claimed the bronze medal of the Rugby Sevens tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games. It was the first medal ever in Rugby Sevens won by a South African team and...
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Aug 11, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team South Africa into semifinals of Rugby Sevens at Olympic Games in Rio
A solid 22-5 win over Australia on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Rugby Sevens tournament secured Team South Africa a final four finish at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The South Africans will now meet Team Great Britain on Thursday in the second of the two...
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Aug 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens nominated for Gsport Team of the Year
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team has been nominated as one of three finalists for Team of the Year in the 11th Edition of the Gsport Awards following an impressive 2015/16 season. Gsport is an online initiative launched in 2006 to raise the profile of...
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Aug 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on AFTER HISTORIC SEVENS GOLD, ARU ANNOUNCES NEW WOMEN’S NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SEVENS COMPETITION
After a history-making victory in Rio yesterday morning where the Australian Women’s Sevens triumphed over arch rivals New Zealand to claim the first ever Rugby Sevens Olympic gold medal, ARU CEO Bill Pulver has announced new Rugby Sevens pathways that...
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Aug 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Good start for South Africa in Rugby Sevens
Wins over Spain and France on the opening day of the Rugby Sevens tournament at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro confirmed Team South Africa’s credentials as medal contenders in a day highlighted by upsets, as rugby returned to the Games for the first...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Powell positive as Springbok Sevens gear up for Rugby Sevens
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell was in a positive frame of mind a day before the start of the Rugby Sevens tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Springbok Sevens team are competing in Brazil as part of TEAM South Africa, and according...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cup Quarter-final Round Up
The cup semifinal pairing at the Prinsloo Sevens has fallen in place following completion of the quarterfinals on Sunday morning at the Nakuru Athletic Club. The Strathmore Leos once again rode their luck, ending Top Fry Nakuru’s reign as champions with a...
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Aug 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Buy now to avoid Cape Town Sevens disappointment
Only 11 745 tickets remained unsold on Monday for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, which takes place on 10 and 11 December 2016. SA Rugby advised supporters to buy today to avoid missing out on the two-day Sevens festival that so captivated crowds in 2015....
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Aug 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on The National Sevens Series Returns…
The National Sevens Series kicks off on 6th/7th August with the first leg, the Prinsloo Sevens taking place at the Nakuru Athletic Club. This tournament will then pave way for the George Mwangi Kabeberi Sevens on 13th/14th August in Nairobi before heading...
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Jul 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on 60 000 Cape Town Sevens tickets sold on Friday
More than 60 000 tickets to the 2016 HSBC Cape Town Sevens, to be held on 10 and 11 December, were snapped up by the public on the first day of sales, SA Rugby said on Friday. Computicket confirmed that 60 703 tickets had been sold by 17h00 on Friday. Sales...
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Jul 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cape Town Sevens tickets on sale today
Tickets for the second HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament go on sale today (Friday 29 July at 09h00) through Computicket and at their Shoprite/Checkers outlets, with prices starting at R150 for a full day’s rugby action. Tickets to a dedicated, alcohol-free...
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Jul 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on MINJIRE DEBUTS FOR THE SIMBAS
With the Elgon Cup/ Rugby Africa Division 1A looming large, Impala Saracens utility back Ian Minjire (pictured above) has been handed his test debut while Nondescripts lock Ronnie Mwenesi returns to the Simbas after a year long injury layoff as the match...
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Jul 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens off to Rio Olympics
The Springbok Sevens rugby squad departed Cape Town on Wednesday morning, keen to join up with the rest of TEAM South Africa in Brazil as the start of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro looms large. The Blitzboks team will be aiming for Olympic glory in...
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Jul 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Tickets for HSBC Cape Town Sevens on sale on Friday
• Cape Town Sevens tickets go on sale on Friday • Suite, Business Lounge and Supporters packages available • SA Rugby warns against unofficial hospitality and ticket touts Tickets for the second HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament will go on sale to the...
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Jul 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on OLYMPIC THEME TO INSPIRE KIDS IN NATIONAL RUGBY WEEK
Rugby Sevens‘ debut in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will inspire over 200, 000 Aussie kids when they take part in the annual National Rugby Week kicking off in schools across the country today (Monday 25 July). Students this year will be encouraged to send...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team GB name rugby sevens squads for Rio
The British Olympic Association has today announced the names of the 24 men and women who will compete in rugby sevens at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It will be the first time in 108 years that Team GB has had representation in rugby at Olympic level and a...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Olympic Squads Announced
Kenya’s squads to the rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games were released on Saturday 16 July at their residential training camp at the Nandi Bears Club in Nandi Hills. Andrew Amonde will captain the men’s squad coached by Benjamin...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on GB Sevens name squads for Gdynia
GB Sevens will compete for the final time ahead of the Rio Olympics this weekend in Gdynia, Poland in the remaining round of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. Two squads have been fielded at each tournament and last weekend saw the GB Royals win the...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on ASICS’ Blitzboks Ambassadors Go for Gold in Rio
(From left to right) Seabelo Senatla, Philip Snyman and Werner Kok with their ASICS GEL-Lethal Speed Flame Racer Boots ASICS ambassadors Seabelo Senatla, Werner Kok and Philip Snyman have been selected as part of the Blitzboks squad for the 2016 Olympic...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Brown leads experienced group to Rugby Sevens at Olympic Games
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) on Thursday included an experienced and powerful squad of 12 players to compete at the Rugby Sevens as part of Team South Africa at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Kyle Brown will captain...
