Sevens

Kenya sevens legend calls it a day

Kenya’s all-time top try scorer Collins Injera announced his retirement on Tuesday after a 17-year rugby career that saw him climb the World Series scoring charts.

Murphy answers Blitzboks’ SOS in Sydney

James Murphy has joined the Blitzboks Down Under to replace injured playmaker Selvyn Davids for the Australian leg of the 2022-23 World Sevens Series this week.

Blitzboks boss rues poor execution

Sandile Ngcobo says the Blitzboks “paid the price” for not implementing their gameplan at the business end of the New Zealand Sevens on Sunday.

RECAP: Hamilton Sevens – Day 3

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Snyman: Blitzboks must ‘muscle up’

Assistant coach Philip Snyman says the unbeaten Blitzboks still have improvements to make if they want to be successful in the New Zealand Sevens playoffs.

HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 21: Zain Davids of South Africa scores a try during the 2023 HSBC Sevens match between South Africa and Argentina at FMG Stadium on January 21, 2023 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Unbeaten Blitzboks through to Hamilton quarters

A late winning try from Zain Davids against Argentina saw the Blitzboks progress to the New Zealand Sevens quarter-finals with three wins out of three on day one of the tournament in Hamilton.

JC Pretorius of South Africa attempts to get past Joseva Talacolo of Fiji during Day 2 of the 2022 HSBC Cape Town Sevens held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on 10 November 2022

Schoeman: SA Sevens must go it alone

In the latest edition of SA Rugby magazine, SA Rugby’s high performance manager for sevens, Marius Schoeman, explains how he believes the Blitzboks can avoid losing players to fifteens each year.

‘No excuses’ for Blitzboks in Hamilton

Sandile Ngcobo has set the Blitzboks three goals for this weekend’s New Zealand Sevens tournament in Hamilton, which will ensure they stay on the path to their long-term goal for the season – to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Blitzboks ‘play for the badge’ in Hamilton

Winning in New Zealand is never easy, but Blitzboks assistant coach Philip Snyman knows what it takes and he is excited about the prospect of this weekend’s Hamilton Sevens.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 10: Ronald Brown of South Africa in action during day 2 of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 at DHL Stadium on September 10, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Watch: Blitzboks’ Brown from downtown

The Springbok Sevens will miss magical plays like this from the injured Ronald Brown in Hamilton this weekend, the playmaker sinking a touchline conversion of his try in the corner.