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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...
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Sep 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on SA U18 Sevens clinch gold at Youth Commonwealth Games
The SA Under-18 Sevens team emulated the senior Springbok Sevens when they also clinched the gold medal at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa in the early hours of Friday morning. The South African boys won gold after their 31-20 defeat of Australia in the...
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Sep 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on HSBC Cape Town Sevens tickets go on sale on Friday
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Thursday that ticket sales for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament will go on sale on Friday, 11 September at Computicket outlets. From 09h00 rugby fans across the country will be able to buy their tickets to...
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Sep 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on South Africans to kick-start preparations at Windhoek Sevens
The Springbok Sevens training squad will head to Windhoek at the end of the month to play in the SAFLAND Windhoek Sevens tournament. The rugby event in the Namibian capital takes place on 25 and 26 September and will be the squad’s first serious on-field...
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Sep 1, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP SCHOOLS SEVENS TEAM NAMED
THE Eastern Province selectors have named the U18 team to compete in the junior interprovincial sevens rugby tournament which will be played in Paarl on October 2-3. The team was selected after the provincial trials last week at the NMMU Missionvale campus....
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on Geraint John to depart Australian Sevens program
The Australian Rugby Union today announced Geraint John will leave his role as Australian Director of Rugby Sevens and Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens Head Coach at the end of the month for family reasons and will return to the UK. In addition to his current...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women Sevens World Series hopes dashed
The Springbok Women’s Sevens hopes of retaining their place as a core team on the 2015/2016 World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series were dashed on Sunday as Ireland defeated them 26-14 in the Cup Semi-final at the World Series Qualifier in Dublin. South Africa...
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Aug 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women Sevens get World Series Qualifier off to flying start
The Springbok Women’s Sevens on Saturday got their World Rugby Women’s World Series Qualifier off to a flying start as they registered a clean-sweep of victories in the pool stages to keep alive their hopes of retaining their core status on the series...
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Aug 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Sonny Bill Williams commits to sevens through to Rio Olympics
The All Blacks Sevens will go into the new season with the services of All Blacks Sonny Bill Williams and Liam Messam and exciting young loose forwards Ardie Savea and Akira Ioane. The four, along with Auckland’s Ben Lam, are new faces in the squad from...
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Aug 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on Strong SA U18 Sevens line-up for Youth Commonwealth Games
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Tuesday announced a strong SA Under-18 Sevens squad for the Youth Commonwealth Games which will take place in Apia, Samoa, from 9 to 11 September. Eastern Province schoolboy star Curwin Bosch (Grey College), who won the...
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Aug 17, 15 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs forward and young speedster boost Sevens stocks for 2016
The Australian Rugby Union today announced that Waratahs club captain Pat McCutcheon and pacy outside back Henry Hutchison will join the Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens program for the 2015-16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Twenty-eight-year old...
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Aug 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on NAKURU SEEDED FIRST FOR DRIFTWOOD SEVENS
Fresh from their cup winning exploits at the Dala Sevens, Top Fry Nakuru have been seeded first for the National Sevens Series third round, the Driftwood Sevens set for 22nd/23rd August in Mombasa. With its traditional Mombasa Sport Club venue unavailable,...
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Aug 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Top Fry Nakuru are the new Dala Sevens champions
Top Fry Nakuru are the new Dala Sevens champions after beating Kenya Harlequin 15-4 in an excitng final at the Mamboleo Showground in Kisumu on Sunday 9 August 2015. Nelson Oyoo and David Kivuti’s tries put Nakuru 10-0 before Willy Ambaka rode...
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Aug 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on DJ Forbes steps down from captaincy of All Blacks Sevens
Focus on being in top shape for Olympics selection Long serving All Blacks Sevens captain DJ Forbes is stepping aside from the captaincy of the team he has been a key part of since 2006. The veteran sevens specialist said he came to his decision after much...
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Jul 31, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australia names Boys Rugby Sevens squad for 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
The Australian Commonwealth Games Association is pleased to announce the Australian Boys Rugby Sevens squad nominated by the Australian Rugby Union for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa in September. Australian Boys Sevens Head Coach Hugh Carpenter has...
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Jul 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens shift into gear for momentous season
· Several players released for Absa Currie Cup duty · Pre-season plans include two international tournaments The Springbok Sevens squad will play in two pre-season tournaments as they prepare for a historic campaign which includes a bigger, revamped HSBC...
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Jul 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australian Men’s Sevens program announce pre-season details
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens program has released details of its off-season schedule as the squad prepares for the crucial Oceania Olympic Qualification tournament taking place in Auckland on the weekend of 14/15 November. After a month of...
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Jul 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on South African rugby plays its part on Nelson Mandela Day
South African rugby, led by Springbok Sevens Men’s and Women’s players visited the Christine Revell Children’s Home in Athlone and Nyanga (both in Cape Town) on Saturday as part of Nelson Mandela Day activities. Coach Neil Powell, captain Kyle Brown,...
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on England storm to victory over Spain
EIGHT of the best from England saw them brush aside Spain to march into the Cup quarter-finals at the Exeter leg of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix 7s Series and Dan Norton insists the strong finish is just the confidence boost the team needed. England crossed...
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on England seal second win at Exeter Sevens
RUARIDH McConnochie helped England to a comeback victory over Lithuania in their second game at the Exeter leg of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix 7s Series but admits they can’t afford such a slow start again. Early tries from Donatas Vilimavicius and Dovydas...
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Jul 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bibby pleased with Italy win at Exeter Sevens
ENGLAND kicked off the Exeter leg of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix 7s Series in impressive fashion with victory over Italy and Dan Bibby admits it was the perfect game to blow the cobwebs away. Having played a youthful squad for the first two legs of the...