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Nov 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Contribution the war cry for Blitzboks’ Impi
The mechanical engineering side of Impi Visser has taught him to be patient, scientific and pragmatic and to trust the construction of designs. So when the 23-year-old graduate takes to the field for his country at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens on Friday,...
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Nov 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on A decade of Dubai for Blitzbok
Clutching at his knee, desperately fighting off the pain of a torn knee ligament, Kyle Brown saw the chequered flag of his Blitzboks career being waved, as he lay prone on the pitch of the Singapore National Stadium. The 30-year-old forward had just suffered...
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Nov 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Final push for Blitzboks as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series looms
The Springbok Sevens team entered the final stretch of their preparations for the first two tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, in Dubai and Cape Town, in less than a month. All the players have now assembled for the final push for the opening...
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Oct 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springboks Sevens in tough pool for season opener in Dubai
The Springboks Sevens team will face African neighbours, Zimbabwe, in their opening match of the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, to be played at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on 30 November and 1 December. The Blitzboks, who are looking for a third...
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Oct 9, 18 •
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Comments Off on Jansen van Vuren joins SA Rugby Sevens squad
Former Junior Springbok and Emirates Lions scrumhalf, Marco Jansen van Vuren has joined the SA Rugby Sevens Academy and will be available for selection for the team’s first assignment of the season, the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International...
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Sep 14, 18 •
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Comments Off on Unprecedented response for HSBC Cape Town Sevens tickets
The unprecedented demand for tickets to the HSBC Cape Town Sevens was underlined once more when 34,428 registrations for 163,424 tickets were received for the two-day event at www.capetown7s.com by yesterday’s closing deadline. SA Rugby thanked the public...
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Sep 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Endurance key as another big season looms – Dry
It took the Springbok Sevens until the very last game of the final tournament of the 2017/18 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series to clinch the overall title for a second consecutive season, and that endurance will again be needed by the squad if they want to...
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Jul 23, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks coming home with their heads held high – Snyman
Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman said on Monday the Blitzboks will return to South Africa with their heads held high and smiles on their faces after their third-placed showing at the Rugby World Cup Sevens at AT&T Park in San Francisco, USA this...
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Jul 23, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens claim bronze at Rugby World Cup
The Springbok Sevens team claimed third place and the bronze medal at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, played at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Sunday. The Blitzboks secured a 24-19 win over Fiji to claim a second medal in two months and cap off another...
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Jul 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens in Rugby World Cup Sevens semi-finals
The Springbok Sevens team kept their dream of a first ever Rugby World Cup Sevens title alive with a telling 36-5 quarter-final victory over Scotland at AT&T Park, San Francisco on Saturday to set up a semi-final encounter against England on Sunday at...
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Jul 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens to meet Scotland in Rugby World Cup Sevens quarterfinals
The Springbok Sevens team will meet Scotland in the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco on Sunday morning (SA time) after a commanding 45-7 win over Ireland earlier on Day One of the international showpiece. The Blitzboks, boosted by...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Challenge to win RWC Sevens will be mental – Powell
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell feels that the Blitzboks will have to overcome a psychological, rather than a physical challenge on Friday evening (early Saturday morning SA time), when they start their Rugby World Cup Sevens campaign at AT&T Park in...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks will be ready on Friday – Kok
Ask any of the Blitzboks who their toughest player at training is, and the name of Werner Kok is bound to come up as answer – and that has been the case for the last five seasons. So when the popular player with his firebrand style expresses his happiness...
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Jul 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks want to improve on previous RWC Sevens performances
The Springbok Sevens squad are well aware of the fact that South Africa have not won the Melrose Cup yet, but they believe that the effort from the 2018 group at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco this weekend could change that. Blitzbok captain...
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Jul 16, 18 •
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Comments Off on Flush-out session as SA Sevens team arrive in San Francisco.
It is all systems go for the Springbok Sevens and Springbok Women’s Sevens teams in San Francisco on Monday as they start fine-tuning their preparations for the forthcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament, to be played at AT-T Park from 20-22 July....
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Jul 12, 18 •
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Comments Off on Experienced Blitzbok side selected for RWC Sevens
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell has named a side laden with international experience for their quest to bring the Melrose Cup back to South Africa at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco next weekend. South Africa are the top seeded team for the...
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Jul 9, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks enter final phase of RWC Sevens preparations
The Springbok Sevens squad assembled in Mossel Bay on Sunday for a final training camp before departure to San Francisco, where the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament will be played at AT&T Park from 20-22 July. Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell will name...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Delport pleased with Rugby World Cup Sevens progress
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport said he was pleased with the progress and improvement showed by his squad as they enter the final stage of preparation for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, to be played at AT&T Stadium in San Francisco from...
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Jun 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Powell looking for best combinations for destination San Francisco
Neil Powell is using the Springbok Sevens training camp in Johannesburg to fine-tune his selection options for the forthcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in San Francisco, USA from 20-22 July. The Blitzboks are currently preparing for the showpiece,...
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Jun 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on Three-time World Series winner Snyman in line for third RWC Sevens
Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman is in line for a third consecutive Rugby World Cup Sevens appearance after being named in the Blitzboks training squad for the 2018 version of this highly regarded tournament, to be played in San Francisco from 20-22...
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Jun 12, 18 •
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Comments Off on Triumphant Blitzboks back in South Africa as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series champions
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, on Tuesday congratulated the Springbok Sevens squad on winning the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the second consecutive season. The record-breaking Blitzbok team of Neil Powell landed in Cape Town on Tuesday with...
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Jun 11, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks humbled and proud to deliver back-to-back World Series titles to SA
Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman said it is an extremely humbling and proud feeling to return to South Africa as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series champions for the second time in as many years. The Blitzboks clinched the series, played over eight...
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Jun 11, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks make history with consecutive World Series titles
The Springbok Sevens team on Sunday did a French double by not only defending their HSBC Paris Sevens title, but in the process the Blitzboks also clinched a second consecutive HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title. The victory in Paris, where the Blitzboks...
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Jun 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks to redeem themselves – Snyman
The Blitzboks will face Spain the Cup quarterfinals of the HSBC Paris Sevens on Sunday as they look for a perfect ending to their 2017/118 season in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Blitzboks topped pool B of the event, but had a very slow start to the...
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Jun 8, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks want final fling in Paris to be memorable
The hallmark of the Springbok Sevens team in the 2017/18 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series was one of consistency, which saw them playing in all nine semi-finals thus far – the only team to do so – and Blitzbok coach Neil Powell is looking for more of the...
