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Nov 3, 15 •
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Match: SARU Inter Provincial Sevens Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Date: Friday and Saturday, 6 & 7 November 2015 First kick-off: 09:00 Friday, 08:00 Saturday Coaches of the three Pumas 7’s teams announced their group of players earlier today...
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Nov 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on ASICS Ambassador Werner Kok wins World Sevens Player of the Year Award
ASICS Ambassador Werner Kok has won the 2015 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award. The player received the award at the World Rugby Awards dinner on Sunday, 1 November in London. The award emphasises the hard work that Werner has...
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Nov 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on SARU congratulates Werner Kok on World Rugby accolade
The South African Rugby Union on Monday congratulated Werner Kok on his World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award. The Springbok Sevens dynamo received his award during a star-studded World Rugby Awards ceremony at Battersea Evolution in London on Sunday...
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Nov 1, 15 •
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Comments Off on SARU Sevens Academy clinch fourth Singapore crown
The SARU Sevens Academy made another clean sweep at the Singapore Cricket Club International Sevens tournament on Sunday when they defeated the Penguin Internationals 36-5 to clinch the SCC crown for the fourth time. The South Africans, fielding several...
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Oct 31, 15 •
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Comments Off on SA Sevens Academy results at the Singapore Sevens Tournament
Blitzboks Results (Singapore Sevens): Day 1: SA 7s Academy 32 vs Casuarina Cougars 0 (Pool B Game) Day 2: SA 7s Academy 67 vs Tamariva RFC 0 (Pool B Game) SA 7s Academy 24 vs EnglandRugby 7s Academy 0 (Pool B Game) SA 7s Academy 46 vs Swedish Vikings 7 (Last...
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Oct 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on ASICS South Africa Dominates the World Sevens Player of the Year Awards
ASICS Ambassadors Werner Kok and Seabelo Senatla have been nominated for the 2015 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award, in association with HSBC. Both players will be traveling to the World Rugby Awards dinner on Sunday, 1 November in...
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Oct 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on SA Sevens squad return to Singapore
The Springbok Sevens squad members travelled to the Far East on Tuesday to continue with their pre-season preparations for the upcoming season. The squad, which features several promising youngsters, will take part in the annual Singapore Cricket Club Sevens...
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Oct 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Aussie Sevens Olympic preparation on track after Central Coast victory
The Australian Men’s Sevens program has kept its preparation for the Rio 2016 Regional Olympic Qualifier in Auckland next month firmly on track with an impressive win at the Central Coast Sevens. In a tournament featuring the national side from New...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Development team named for Central Coast Sevens
All Blacks Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named the New Zealand Development team to take part in the 2015 UON Central Coast Sevens. The invitational tournament takes place in Kanwal, New South Wales over this coming weekend, 24 and 25 October. The 12...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Free feast of sevens at Oceania Championship
Admission free for key Olympic qualifying event All Blacks Sevens to play training matches Rugby fans are in for a free feast of high quality and high stakes sevens when the Oceania Sevens Championship kicks off in Auckland in four weeks. The two day event...
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Oct 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on ‘Sold Out’ sign in sight for HSBC Cape Town Sevens
Only 1 400 tickets remain on sale for the second day of the inaugural HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament to be staged at the Cape Town Stadium on 12 and 13 December, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Wednesday. The tournament has attracted...
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Oct 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Samurai edge Shujaa to claim maiden Safari Sevens title
Samurai finally succeeded where they had failed in 1998 and 2011, clinching the Safari Sevens Cup title with a 20-19 win over Shujaa in an entertaining final played at the Safaricom Stadium in Kasarani on Sunday 4 October 2015. Ignacio Martins opened the...
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Oct 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Safari Sevens Results and Fixtures
Collated Day One Results Iconz 7 Wailers 40 Portugal 19 Namibia 17 Samurai 33 Uganda 0 Zimbabwe 10 Morans 12 England 36 Zambia 14 Spain 12 Brazil 5 Shujaa 54 Burundi 0 Western Province 50 Italy 7 Iconz 26 Namibia 24 Portugal 21 Wailers 26 Samurai 29 Morans 12...
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Oct 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on WP secure back-to-back U17 Interprovincial Sevens titles
Western Province on Saturday secured back-to-back South African Rugby Union Under-17 Interprovincial Sevens titles as they defeated SWD 43-7 in the Cup Final at Hoërskool Paarl Gimnasium to complete the competition unbeaten. The Pumas won the Plate Final,...
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Oct 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on WP, Boland dominate day one at U17 Interprovincial Sevens
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) Under-17 Interprovincial Sevens got off to a thrilling start at Hoërskool Paarl Gimnasium on Friday with defending champions Western Province and their neighbours, Boland, stamping their authority early on with a full...
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Oct 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Safari Sevens Day One Order of Play
Saturday 3 October 2015 Pool D: Australia Iconz v Newcastle Wailers – 11.00am Pool D: Portugal v Namibia -11.20am Pool C: Samurai v Uganda – 11.40am Pool C: Zimbabwe v Kenya Morans – 12.00pm Pool B: England Saxons v Zambia – 12.20pm...
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Sep 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Branco du Preez undergoes corrective surgery
Springbok Sevens scrumhalf Branco du Preez underwent corrective surgery at a Bellville hospital on Tuesday and he is set to miss the rest of the year because of the injury. The surgery means Du Preez will miss the opening two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens coach pleased with early pre-season form
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell on Monday said he is pleased with the early form of his players who featured for the successful SARU Sevens Academy squad over the weekend in Windhoek. The Academy clinched the SAFLand Windhoek Sevens when they defeated...
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Sep 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens meet Olympic qualification criteria
Photo: Catherine Kotze / SASPA. The Springbok Women’s Sevens on Sunday kept alive their hopes of representing South Africa at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as they defeated Kenya 31-5 in the Cup Final of the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Olympic Qualifier at...
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Sep 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Safland 7s Fixtures and Pools
Pools: INTERNATIONALS POOL A POOL B Zimbabwe 1 Namibia Northern All Stars 2 N Bulls Poland 3 SA Nam Invitation 4 Botswana CLUBS POOL A POOL B United 1 Tisan Wanderers 2 NRU Invitation Rebels 2 3 Rebels 1 Kudus / Erongo 4 Belhar Fixtures: DAY 1: ...
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Sep 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens enter Olympic Qualifier with high hopes
The Springbok Women’s Sevens will enter the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Olympic Qualifier in Kempton Park this weekend with high hopes of a victory to achieve the last goal they set out for themselves this year, qualifying for the international...
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Sep 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Powell names strong Sevens Academy squad for Windhoek
Neil Powell has named a strong SARU Sevens Academy side to participate in the SAFLAND Windhoek Sevens tournament which takes place on 25 and 26 September in the Namibia capital. The 12-man squad is a combination of established Springbok Sevens players...
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Sep 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on SHAKES IN SEVENS SQUAD
EP KINGS player Shakes Soyizwapi has been included in the Springbok Sevens training squad to take part in the Safland Windhoek Sevens rugby tournament in the Namibian capital on Friday and Saturday (September 25-26). This event will be the squad’s first...
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Sep 17, 15 •
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Comments Off on Dazel makes one change for Olympic Qualifier
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel on Thursday made one change to his 12-member squad for the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Olympic Qualifier on 26 and 27 September, with Ziyanda Tywaleni making her first appearance for the team this year....
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Sep 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Record first-day ticket sales for Cape Town Sevens
The launch of ticket sales for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens in December has broken all previous records for the event in South Africa, said a delighted Jurie Roux, CEO of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday. An astonishing 21 000 tickets were sold...
