Fiji fightback floors Blitzboks
Alasio Naduva scored a hat-trick as Fiji beat the Blitzboks 24-17 in the Cup final of the Hamilton Sevens on Saturday, MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
Blitzboks oust Aussies to reach final
The Blitzboks will face Fiji in the Cup final of the Hamilton Sevens after they beat Australia 24-5 in the semi-finals on Sunday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports. This semi-final was a rematch of last weekend’s Sydney final, which the hosts won 29-0, but there was nothing similar in terms of how the two games were played. Both teams had their fair… Read more →
Rampant Blitzboks charge into semis
Justin Geduld scored a brace of tries as the Blitzboks beat Scotland 22-0 in the Cup quarter-finals of the Hamilton Sevens on Sunday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports. South Africa were undefeated on day one after cruising to wins over Papua New Guinea, Russia and England. And early on day two, they swept Scotland away in the quarters to book a spot in… Read more →
Double injury blow for Blitzboks
Blitzboks duo Philip Snyman and Ruhan Nel have been ruled out of the Hamilton Sevens tournament this weekend due to injury. Captain Snyman sustained a hamstring injury on day three of the Sydney Sevens, while Nel suffered a knee injury. Both players have returned to South Africa to start with rehabilitation immediately. Kyle Brown has been appointed interim captain in… Read more →
Blitzboks lash England to reach quarters
Seabelo Senatla and Justin Geduld scored two tries each as the Blitzboks beat England 33-12 on day two of the Sydney Sevens on Saturday. In a straight shootout for pool honours and a quarter-final match against the Pool B runners-up, who turned out to be Kenya, South Africa produced their most complete performance to overcome the stern challenge England posed…. Read more →
‘Everyone must contribute equally’
Blitzboks captain Philip Snyman is set to play in his 50th World Rugby Sevens Series tournament at the Sydney event this weekend. Snyman made his Springbok Sevens debut in 2008 and was part of both squads that won the Sevens Series title in 2008-09 and 2016-17. But the 30-year-old says that while it is an honour to reach the 50-tournament… Read more →
Powell hoping for improved performance
Blitzboks coach Neil Powell says he’ll use the Sydney Sevens tournament to measure the progress his team has made since the Cape Town event last December. According to Powell, the team has prepared sufficiently at their training base in Stellenbosch and this week in Sydney has just been about fine-tuning that preparation. ‘We looked back at what went wrong in… Read more →
SA Sevens Academy go back-to-back
The SA Sevens Academy won the Sudamericarugby sevens tournament in Vina del Mar, Chile.
‘We want three gold medals in 2018’
Rosko Specman on being nominated for the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award, his role for the Blitzboks, his goals for this year, and his dancing skills. How did you find out you had been nominated for the 2017 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award? I was at home when I started getting messages from family… Read more →
Title success for SA Sevens Academy
Coach Marius Schoeman has applauded the winning effort of the SA Rugby Sevens Academy team at the Punta del Este tournament on Sunday. The academy side beat Ireland, France and Chile on the way to the title, despite only having nine players available for the final. ‘It was a great start to the year for us, and the guys really… Read more →
