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Feb 18, 21 •
949 Views •
General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hit-out crucial to check progress – Ngcobo
The first organised sevens hit-outs of 2021 bring a huge sense of anticipation and relief as all involved are very keen to measure the progress they have made thus far this year. That is the view of SA Rugby Sevens Academy coach, Sandile Ngcobo, as his team...
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Dec 7, 19 •
1551 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy claim Dubai Invitational
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy claimed the Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens International Invitational on Saturday, beating The Royal Jesters 28-12 in the final at The Sevens Stadium. The team went undefeated in pool play and continued that form in the knock-out...
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Dec 7, 19 •
1484 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Unbeaten Blitzboks to face Argentina in Dubai quarter-finals
The Springbok Sevens team scored 19 unanswered points against England in their Pool D decider at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens to clinch top spot with a 19-14 win and will face Argentina in the Cup quarter-finals of the tournament on Saturday. The success...
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Dec 5, 19 •
1413 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy off to fast start in Dubai
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad started off strongly at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International Invitational tournament at The Sevens Stadium on Thursday, easily winning both their matches. The side, laden with experienced Blitzboks, outplayed the...
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Nov 29, 19 •
1398 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Adonis, Dayimani to make sevens debut in Dubai
Darren Adonis and Hacjivah Dayimani will debut for the SA Rugby Sevens Academy team at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International Invitational next weekend amongst a host of decorated Blitzboks. Adonis was part of the Currie Cup-winning Toyota Free State...
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Jan 14, 19 •
1193 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy improve in Chile
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy finished in fifth place at the Vina del Mar Sevens in Chile on Sunday after winning five out of six matches at the tournament, the second of two in the SudAmerica Rugby Sevens series. The follows a sixth place in Punta del Este,...
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Jan 13, 19 •
1212 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Unbeaten SA Rugby Sevens Academy to face Uruguay in Cup quarters
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team delivered a much-improved performance and will face Uruguay in the Cup quarter-finals of the SudAmerica Rugby Sevens tournament in Vina del Mar, Chile on Sunday. The South Africans had a strong opening day, scoring a good win...
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Jan 11, 19 •
1157 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Improvement high on the agenda for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Chile
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad will be looking for an improved performance in Chile where they will contest the second tournament of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens circuit on Saturday and Sunday. The South Africans travelled to Vina del Mar on Monday after a...
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Jan 7, 19 •
1126 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Mixed results for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Uruguay
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy delivered a day of up and down results in Punte del Este in Uruguay on Sunday, finishing sixth in the first of two legs of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens series. A 19-17 defeat to Portugal in the Cup quarter-finals knocked the South...
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Jan 6, 19 •
1160 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy faces Portugal in Cup Quarter-final
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team on Saturday finished second in pool B of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens tournament in Punta del Este after securing victories against Russia (26-5) and Colombia (10-0) before suffering a narrow defeat against Uruguay (7-0). This...
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Jan 5, 19 •
1034 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Familiar faces await Sevens Academy in South America
They came, they saw and they conquered in 2018, and not much has changed for SA Rugby Sevens Academy coach, Marius Schoeman, and his team upon arrival earlier this week in Uruguay, where they will defend their Punta del Este Sevens title on Saturday and...
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Dec 28, 18 •
1129 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three Blitzboks off to South America with Academy team
Three capped Blitzboks, Ryan Oosthuizen, James Murphy and Heino Bezuidenhout, have been named in the SA Rugby Sevens Academy team by their coach, Marius Schoeman, for the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens tournaments in Uruguay and Chile early in the new year. The SA...
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Nov 6, 18 •
1759 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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 9, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
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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Jan 15, 18 •
1742 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Back-to-back victories for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in South America
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy ended their two week South American trip on a perfect note by winning the Sudamericarugby 7s tournament in Vina del Mar, Chile, early on Monday morning (SA time). The South Africans also claimed gold in Punta del Este last weekend...
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Jan 8, 18 •
1972 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Schoeman applauds winning effort of SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Punta del Este
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy showed great determination and character in Uruguay on Sunday to claim the Punta del Este tournament on the Sudamericarugby Sevens series, beating Ireland, France and Chile en route to the title, despite only having nine players...
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Jan 3, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy to test new waters in South America
Two former schoolboy stars, a number of Blitzboks and a Cell C Sharks stand-out have been named in the SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad to travel to South America today to play in tournaments in Uruguay and Chile. SA Rugby Sevens Academy manager and coach,...
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Dec 3, 17 •
2885 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy beaten in Dubai final
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy made a fifth consecutive final appearance at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International Invitational tournament on Saturday, but were beaten 17-5 by Esparanza 22 – an invitational side made up of players from New...
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Oct 11, 17 •
6671 Views •
General News, School, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy Under-17 training squad named
A SA Rugby Sevens Academy Under-17 squad was selected after the recent Interprovincial Sevens tournament for U17s in Kimberley, and will participate in a training camp in Stellenbosch and play in the Assupol Sevens, to be held at the Markötter Fields in...
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May 29, 17 •
1381 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy bags Howard Hinton Sevens in France
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy on Sunday won the Howard Hinton Sevens in Tours, France by defeating a New Zealand Select 22-7 in the final to round of a great week for SA Rugby’s Sevens programme. Last Sunday, the Springbok Sevens team were crowned HSBC World...
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May 23, 17 •
1318 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ngcobo and Human return to France for another sevens mission
Springbok Sevens players Sandile Ngcobo and Dewald Human will return to France this week to join up with the SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad for the Howard Hinton Rugby Sevens Tournament in Tours, on 27 and 28 May. The two Blitzboks were part of the squad that...
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May 16, 17 •
2984 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments 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...
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Nov 29, 16 •
3676 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Finding the next Blitzbok on SA Rugby Sevens Academy’s radar
Winning tournaments in Chile, Singapore and Dubai is a feather in the cap to the coaching staff of the SA Rugby Sevens Academy, but producing the next generation of players for the Springbok Sevens team will always be first prize. Those were the sentiments of...
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Nov 25, 16 •
5046 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Snyman to lead experienced Springbok Sevens to Dubai
Five Blitzboks with 35+ tournaments to travel to Dubai Two Junior Springboks included in young SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad Four of the most experienced Springbok Sevens players, boasting a total of 198 tournament caps between then, were included in Neil...
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Nov 18, 16 •
1258 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Smith, Senatla to stretch sevens legs
Springbok Sevens stars Seabelo Senatla and Kwagga Smith will gain some valuable match fitness on Saturday when they run out for the SA Rugby Sevens Academy side in the WP Score Club Rugby Sevens tournament in Goodwood, Cape Town. The duo missed the Springbok...
