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  • Springboks’ home Test venues for 2019 confirmed

    Dec 10, 18 • 4065 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Springboks’ home Test venues for 2019 confirmed

    The Springboks will play their only two home Tests in 2019 in Johannesburg and Pretoria, with the opening round of a shortened Castle Lager Rugby Championship taking place on Saturday, 20 July at Emirates Airline Park against Australia, while an additional...

  • Blitzboks claim bronze at HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    Dec 10, 18 • 2088 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks claim bronze at HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    The Springbok Sevens team finished third at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday after they beat New Zealand 10-5 in the bronze medal match, finishing a weekend that received the thumbs up from Blitzbok coach Neil Powell and captain Philip Snyman. Starting the...

  • Blitzboks to face Scotland in Cup quarter-finals

    Dec 9, 18 • 1965 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks to face Scotland in Cup quarter-finals

    The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday secured wins over Samoa and Zimbabwe to top Pool A at the end of the first day of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens despite a close defeat against New Zealand in their last match. The Blitzboks won 22-12 against Samoa and 43-0...

  • Blitzboks make young players’ dreams come true

    Dec 8, 18 • 1961 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks make young players’ dreams come true

    Playing in the Western Cape Sevens tournament had unexpected benefits for four of the participating teams after the Blitzboks handed them tickets to attend the HSBC Cape Town Sevens this weekend. Teams from all over the Western Cape participated in the...

  • Brown, Human eager to get Cape Town effort going

    Dec 7, 18 • 2018 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Brown, Human eager to get Cape Town effort going

    After 66 tournaments around the world, Kyle Brown knows a thing or two about winning tournaments on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – be it in the USA, Europe or Australia, but most of all, he’s also had that winning feeling in South Africa. And not...

  • Powell names unchanged line-up for HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    Dec 7, 18 • 1906 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Powell names unchanged line-up for HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    Justin Geduld has recovered from the injury, which cut short his participation in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, while Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell believes the improvement shown by his 13-man squad in the latter stages of last weekend’s...

  • Team effort needed in Cape Town

    Dec 7, 18 • 2050 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Team effort needed in Cape Town

    The players in the Springbok Sevens team took full responsibility for the hiccup in Dubai, where an individualistic approach in the opening matches of last week’s tournament led to the less than perfect start to the season for the Blitzboks. That is the...

  • Blitzboks to feed off Cape Town crowd’s energy

    Dec 5, 18 • 2017 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks to feed off Cape Town crowd’s energy

    The Blitzboks will draw energy from the expected full house at the Cape Town Stadium when the second of ten HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments kicks off in in Cape Town on Saturday. Springbok Sevens captain, Philip Snyman, said they are keen to get...

  • Lessons learnt as Blitzboks shift focus to Cape Town

    Dec 4, 18 • 1898 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Lessons learnt as Blitzboks shift focus to Cape Town

    The Springbok Sevens team are not dwelling on what happened in the Arabian Desert in Dubai last weekend, according to Rosko Specman in the build-up to his final tournament for the Blitzboks in Cape Town this weekend before he shifts his focus to fifteens with...

  • Blitzboks to honour Madiba in special jersey in Cape Town

    Dec 3, 18 • 3027 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks to honour Madiba in special jersey in Cape Town

    The Springbok Sevens team will join in the centenary celebrations of the life of the late Mr Nelson Mandela by playing in a specially designed Madiba-jerseys at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens this weekend. Mr Mandela would have turned 100 years old in 2018. He...

  • Springbok wing hopes to inspire others

    Dec 3, 18 • 1601 Views • General News, International, National • • Comments Off on Springbok wing hopes to inspire others

    Former University of Johannesburg star Aphiwe Dyantyi hopes his meteoric rise to stardom will provide inspiration for young rugby players coming through the ranks to follow in his footsteps. The 24-year-old wing shot to prominence this year with a series of...

  • Blitzboks grouped with NZ Sevens in Cape Town

    Dec 2, 18 • 2215 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks grouped with NZ Sevens in Cape Town

    The Springbok Sevens team will face Zimbabwe, Samoa and New Zealand on the opening day of the fourth edition of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Saturday, with the Blitzboks’ clash against the All Blacks Sevens concluding what promises to be a scintillating day...

  • Mixed bag for disappointed Blitzboks in Dubai

    Dec 2, 18 • 1947 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Mixed bag for disappointed Blitzboks in Dubai

    The Springbok Sevens team’s sixth place in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens on Saturday was one of their worst starts in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in recent seasons, but coach Neil Powell feels there was improvement as the tournament...

  • Blitzboks face Engeland in Dubai Cup quarterfinals

    Dec 1, 18 • 2015 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks face Engeland in Dubai Cup quarterfinals

    The Springbok Sevens team will face England in the Cup quarter-finals of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens on Saturday after they topped Pool A at the end of the first day of the event, played at The Sevens on Friday. The Blitzboks topped their pool despite...

  • Delport satisfied with opening effort in Dubai

    Nov 29, 18 • 1243 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby, Womens Rugby • • Comments Off on Delport satisfied with opening effort in Dubai

    Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport left The Sevens Stadium in Dubai a pleased man on Thursday, where his team finished the day in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International Invitational tournament with two wins from their three pool...

  • Excitement as new challenges await Blitzboks

    Nov 29, 18 • 2126 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Excitement as new challenges await Blitzboks

    Neil Powell has achieved what no one else could in the history of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. First, as a player, he helped South Africa to clinch their first ever World Series crown, way back in 2008/09 as the team under the guidance of coach Paul...

  • Small steps for Springbok Women’s Sevens in Dubai

    Nov 28, 18 • 1257 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby, Womens Rugby • • Comments Off on Small steps for Springbok Women’s Sevens in Dubai

    A first appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, playing at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco and finishing runners at the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Qualifying Tournament in Hong Kong have earned the Springbok Women’s...

  • Contribution the war cry for Blitzboks’ Impi

    Nov 28, 18 • 1805 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • 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,...

  • A decade of Dubai for Blitzbok

    Nov 28, 18 • 1742 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • 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...

  • Springbok Women go down in tour finale against Italy

    Nov 26, 18 • 1119 Views • General News, International, Womens Rugby • • Comments Off on Springbok Women go down in tour finale against Italy

    A strong second half performance by Italy saw the Springbok Women suffering a disappointing 35-10 defeat in wet and muddy conditions in Prato on Sunday in the closing Test on their four-match European Tour. Italy outscored Stanley Raubenheimer’s charges by...

  • Springboks name unchanged starting side for Welsh Test

    Nov 22, 18 • 2030 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Springboks name unchanged starting side for Welsh Test

    ·        Etzebeth on the bench for Cardiff encounter ·        Final match of 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Note to editors: The updated Springbok media guide can be downloaded by clicking here. An unchanged Springbok starting side will...

  • Springboks have adapted well to challenging conditions

    Nov 21, 18 • 1467 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Springboks have adapted well to challenging conditions

    Assistant Springbok coach Mzwandile Stick has commended the Bok squad for the manner in which they’ve adjusted to the very different and challenging conditions so far during their 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom and Europe. The...

  • Wales will be our most difficult tour opponent

    Nov 19, 18 • 1924 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Wales will be our most difficult tour opponent

    Rassie Erasmus, the SA Director of Rugby, has described Wales, the Springboks’ opponents on Saturday, as their “most difficult opponent” of the 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom and France. The Boks finish their four-match tour on...

  • Erasmus credits growing maturity for Springbok win over

    Nov 18, 18 • 1585 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Erasmus credits growing maturity for Springbok win over

    Rassie Erasmus praised the Springboks’ growing maturity following their hard-fought 26-20 victory over a good very Scotland team in front of a capacity crowd at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Saturday evening. The South Africans held a small halftime lead...

  • Top performance needed against Scots

    Nov 17, 18 • 1530 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Top performance needed against Scots

    Springbok captain Siya Kolisi wants to see his team deliver a top-notch performance over the full 80 minutes when they take on Scotland on Saturday afternoon at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh. The match – the third Test of the 2018 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour...