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Jan 25, 21 •
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Comments Off on Brown joins experienced Blitzboks on the plane to Spain
The uncapped Ronald Brown, who has recently recovered from serious illness, will join a raft of experienced Springbok Sevens players when they travel to Madrid next month for two tournaments to be hosted by the Spanish Rugby Union. South Africa’s two...
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Oct 15, 20 •
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Comments Off on Fans invited to determine rugby’s greatest of the decade
South African rugby supporters can nail their colours to the mast by voting for the best Springbok and Blitzbok players, and a few superb tries scored by the Boks in the last decade, after World Rugby announced on Thursday that fans around the world will have...
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Sep 22, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks duo named in World Series Dream Team
Springbok Sevens players Selvyn Davids and JC Pretorius were honoured for their superb performances during the shortened sevens season with the ultimate accolade after being named in the 2020 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Dream Team. World Rugby confirmed...
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Jun 8, 20 •
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Comments Off on Cecil Afrika steps down from international sevens rugby
The most celebrated Springbok Sevens player of his generation, Cecil Afrika, has ended his official Blitzboks journey after 12 seasons of highlights and achievements, but hasn’t quite given up on his Olympic dream. Unless called upon, South Africa’s...
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Feb 26, 20 •
1986 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Substance before style for the Blitzboks’ engine room
The Blitzboks are many things to many people – some love the comfortable integration by the team and others laud their high performance ability which sees them consistently rank in the top two sevens teams of the world. Generally, the Springbok Sevens are...
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Jan 29, 20 •
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Comments Off on Blink twice and JC Pretorius is gone
It feels as if he has been around for ages, but it is only a year ago that a fresh-faced JC Pretorius made his international debut for the Springbok Sevens team in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Pretorius turned 21 just before the 2019 HSBC Sydney Sevens...
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Jan 26, 20 •
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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 15, 20 •
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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 2, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks ready to rumble in season opener
The Springbok Sevens squad will shift their focus to game day on Thursday at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens after a recovery gym session upon arrival in Dubai on Sunday to get rid of any aches and pains from the 10-hour flight. The Blitzboks – who...
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Oct 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Experience a plus, but effort will determine success – Sage
There are some good deposits in the memory banks of the Springbok Sevens players preparing for the Athlete’s Factory Sevens in Chester this weekend, but that alone will not get them over the advantage line or put points on the board. For that to happen,...
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Oct 20, 19 •
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Comments Off on South Africa tripped up in final of Tusker Safari Sevens
South Africa lost 19-14 to Kenya’s Morans team in the final of the Tusker Safari Sevens at RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi after a slow start in the first half saw the visitors concede 19 points against the locals. The home side, consisting mainly of the...
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Oct 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on Four new players in SA squad for Kenyan sevens safari
Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi will lead an interesting mix of experience and youth to Nairobi this week where South Africa will make a return to the Kenya Safari Sevens. South Africa last played at the event in 2012 and returned as winners from...
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Sep 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on Dayimani joined by familiar faces at Blitzboks camp
Hacjivah Dayimani joined the Springbok Sevens squad on Monday as the wider Blitzboks training group converged at their base at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport to start preparation for the 2019/20 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The 21-year-old Emirates...
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Jun 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks finish the season with bronze in Paris
The Springbok Sevens team secured third place at the HSBC Paris Sevens on Sunday, which cemented their fourth position overall at the completion of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the 2018/19 season in the French capital. The Blitzboks won the bronze...
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May 28, 19 •
2007 Views •
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Comments Off on Human to join Blitzboks in Paris in place of Davids
The Springbok Sevens team were forced to call up a third replacement on Monday in Dewald Human, in the place of Selvyn Davids, who has withdrawn from the squad due to personal reasons. Human had to hurry to Cape Town International Airport and left South...
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May 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks Afrika and Ndhlovu on their way to Paris
Cecil Afrika and Mfundo Ndhlovu have been called up to join the Springbok Sevens team in Paris for the HSBC Paris Sevens as injury replacements for Kurt-Lee Arendse and Stedman Gans when the 10th and final tournament in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series...
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May 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez to reach milestone in final leg of World Series
Branco du Preez will become the most-capped Springbok Sevens player of all time at the HSBC London Sevens next weekend when he runs out for his 70th tournament for the Blitzboks in the penultimate tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at...
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Apr 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on Stunning comeback sees Blitzboks claim Singapore title
The Springbok Sevens staged an amazing comeback in the final of the HSBC Singapore Sevens to beat Fiji 20-19 on Sunday. South Africa were down 19-0 at the break, following three first half tries by Fiji, but stunned their opponents in the second half at the...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on We can fix this – Soyizwapi
In terms of consistency, finishing seventh one week and winning the next may not be ideal, but it’s something the Springbok Sevens team managed to pull off, as recently as last month. Such a turn-around is possible again, believes Siviwe Soyizwapi, who will...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on Zain Davids’ season with the Blitzboks is over
Springbok Sevens forward Zain Davids will undergo shoulder surgery on Wednesday and has been ruled out of the last three tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The 22-year-old Davids injured his shoulder in training in Hong Kong last week and had...
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Apr 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens to face USA in Hong Kong Cup quarters
The Springbok Sevens team secured wins over Scotland and Samoa to finish top of pool A at the Cathay Pacific HSBC/Hong Kong Sevens on Saturday and will now face USA in the Cup quarterfinals of the competition on Sunday. The USA currently are leading the log...
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Apr 5, 19 •
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Comments Off on Powell happy with Hong Kong start
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell was a satisfied man after his team started their Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens campaign with a hard-fought 22-7 victory over Japan in their opening match on Friday. It wasn’t all plain sailing for the South Africans...
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Apr 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Dry replaces injured Zain Davids in Blitzboks’ Hong Kong squad
Chris Dry has been promoted to the Springbok Sevens 12-man squad at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens after Zain Davids was ruled out due to a shoulder injury picked up in training earlier on Wednesday. Dry travelled to Hong Kong as official reserve...
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Mar 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi captains Blitzboks to Hong Kong with Angelo Davids on debut
Siviwe Soyizwapi will captain the Springbok Sevens team to the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens next weekend after being named leader of the pack for the seventh tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The 26-year-old winger takes over the...
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Mar 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on Davids grateful for the opportunity to reward Powell’s trust
The Springbok Sevens will always come first for Selvyn Davids and although he was named the HSBC Canada Sevens Player of the Final on Sunday (early Monday morning SA time), the diminutive speedster said it was all part of the team effort. The 24-year-old...
