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Jan 27, 20 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks in recovery mode with Sydney looming
The Springbok Sevens squad have their plans laid out as they prepare to tackle Argentina, Samoa and France in Pool B of the HSBC Sydney Sevens this weekend, having arrived from Hamilton, New Zealand earlier on Monday. It was an unhappy visit to the Land of...
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Jan 26, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks own up to under-par performances in NZ
The Springbok Sevens management and players took full responsibility for their 10th place finish at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens on Sunday, admitting that it was a very disappointing performance and way below their regular and proud standards. The Blitzboks...
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Jan 25, 20 •
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Comments Off on Springbok coaching team Confirmed
Jacques Nienaber was named as the new Springbok coach on Friday as part of a revised coaching panel, that will report directly to Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby. Nienaber is promoted from an assistant coach’s role to carry the day-to-day...
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Jan 23, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on No mountain too high for Impi Visser
Scaling proverbial mountains is nothing new for the Springbok Sevens team. Who will forget how they fought back from 19-0 down to beat Fiji 20-19 in a thrilling final at last year’s HSBC Singapore Sevens? Similar scenarios played out last month when the...
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Jan 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on Challenge accepted – Stedman Gans
Several challenges await the Springbok Sevens team at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton this weekend, when the third tournament of 10 in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series kicks off early Saturday morning (SA time) at FMG Stadium Waikato. The format of...
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Jan 20, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks on track for 2020 – Powell
The end goal for their 2019/20 season is the Olympic Games in Japan, but for the Blitzboks there are also some very real challenges and objectives in the coming months. One of those, according to Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, will be to “play to...
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Jan 20, 20 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks keen to go and do the work – Du Preez
After 71 tournaments in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, one could expect Blitzboks sweeper, Branco du Preez, to show some reluctance in boarding another intercontinental flight to yet another tournament on the other side of the world. This time, Du Preez...
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Jan 15, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom #SuperHeroSunday: #Bullsfamily balanced and exciting team
The Vodacom Bulls have announced their matchday team for #SuperHeroSunday that includes a World Champion, Blitzboks, Vodacom Super Rugby stalwarts and several youthful players who will front up against the Emirates Lions at the FNB Stadium on Sunday, 19...
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Jan 15, 20 •
1639 Views •
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Comments Off on Stedman Gans to lead Blitzboks to Australasia
Stedman Gans will captain the Springbok Sevens squad to Hamilton and Sydney for the third and fourth tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, taking over the captaincy armband from the injured Siviwe Soyizwapi. The Australasian leg of the World...
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Dec 18, 19 •
3064 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News, Guinness Pro14, National, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby •
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Comments Off on Springboks dominate nominations for SA Rugby Awards 2019
The Springboks’ successful 2019 season is reflected by the nominations in a number of the main categories in the annual SA Rugby Awards, with World Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit and fellow global nominee, Cheslin Kolbe, both ranked in the top five...
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Dec 14, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on “Our defensive system makes attack easier” – Pretorius
Blitzboks forward JC Pretorius credited the defensive effort of the squad as crucial in their seven try romp over Japan in their Pool A opener at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Friday evening. The Springbok Sevens gave Japan nothing on attack and defended with...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on Powell keeps the faith as Blitzboks gear up for Cape Town
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell named an unchanged tournament squad for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, which kicks off on Friday at the Cape Town Stadium. Siviwe Soyizwapi will lead the same 11 men on the field that left Dubai last weekend as gold medal...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on Transport and safety get top priority ahead of Vodacom Super Hero Sunday
An integrated security and transport plan will be in place for Vodacom Super Hero Sunday at FNB Stadium on January 19. In confirming its plans yesterday, Stadium Management South Africa, which manages the stadium precinct, announced that a multi-faceted...
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Dec 10, 19 •
1339 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dayimani excited to join Blitzboks tournament squad
Hacjivah Dayimani plans well for most things in life, so it was not that unexpected when his phone rang and he received the message to join the Blitzbok squad for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, but when it became reality, the Emirates Lions loose forward went...
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Dec 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks keen to use that one opportunity – Sage
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – as competitive as it is right now – is all about grabbing that one opportunity and the Springbok Sevens team would love nothing more than doing just that. That is according to Blitzbok forward Dylan Sage, who will be...
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Dec 8, 19 •
1254 Views •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi left ‘speechless’ by Blitzboks’ effort in Dubai
To keep a New Zealand team scoreless in a rugby match is almost impossible; to prevent the All Black Sevens team from scoring in a final even more so. Yet, that was exactly what the Blitzboks did on Saturday in the final of the Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens,...
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Dec 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Powell on Dubai win: “Blitzboks coming together was key”
The way the Springboks Sevens team came together over the three days of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens contributed to their performances and resulted in them winning the tournament, the first of the new HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Blitzboks beat...
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Dec 7, 19 •
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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 •
1491 Views •
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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 •
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Comments Off on Roux hails successful Georgian tour for unbeaten SA U19s
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased with the outcomes achieved as the SA Under-19 team wrapped up their two-match tour to Georgia with a 40-33 victory against the hosts at the Shevardeni Rugby Stadium in Tbilisi on Thursday. The team won their first...
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Dec 4, 19 •
1954 Views •
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Comments Off on British & Irish Lions 2021 tour schedule in South Africa announced
The British & Irish Lions could make history on an eight-game tour of South Africa in 2021, with Warren Gatland’s side set to play in front of the largest-ever crowd for a Lions Test since the game turned professional, after the itinerary was jointly...
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Dec 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Werner Kok is back where it all began
He is a former World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year, a two-time HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series winner, played in 47 tournaments and scored 106 tries for the Blitzboks. And still Werner Kok sees playing for the SA Rugby Sevens Academy side in Dubai this...
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Dec 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux satisfied as SA U19s grind out a win against Georgia
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux expressed his satisfaction as the SA U19s ground out a morale-boosting 28-21 victory in a hard-fought and physical encounter against Georgia at the Shevardeni Rugby Stadium in Tbilisi on Monday, in what marked the first of...
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Nov 29, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Chris Massyn to make his Guinness PRO14 debut for Toyota Cheetahs against Ospreys
The Toyota Cheetahs will be facing Ospreys in their last match of 2019 on Saturday, 30 November. The match at The Gholl in Neath, Wales kicks off at 21:35 (SA time). Live on SuperSport 1, eir sport 2, Premier Sports, and DAZN. The two sides have met on four...
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Nov 29, 19 •
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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...
