All roads lead to Cape Town this weekend where the Blitzbokke will have their sights on back-to-back tournament wins after they beat New Zealand in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens a week earlier. […]
Posts tagged with: Springbok sevens
Blitzbokke a true national treasure
7 Dec 17 10:03 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 21 Comments
Du Toit big winner, Bosch also rewarded
25 Oct 16 08:20 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 42 Comments
Pieter-Steph du Toit has been named the SA Rugby Player of the Year at the national awards held last night. […]
Tuesday Afternoon News
11 Oct 16 12:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 13 Comments
It has been a busy day in rugby news with the following stories not making it to our Morning News thread. We have Lions and Bulls team news ahead of the Currie Cup Semi Finals and SA Rugby nominations for you. […]
Sevens hype all but over?
30 Aug 16 16:45 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 22 Comments
After the hype surrounding the Sevens team and its chance to win a medal at the Rio Olympics, it seems as if players will once again focus their attention on the 15 man game. […]
Kanko, Mvovo among Blitzbok new recruits
4 Nov 15 11:33 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 91 Comments
South African Sevens coach Neil Powell has invited a large and rather star-studded group of players to his first training camp of the season, in a year when participation at the 2016 Rio Olympics is likely to provide a strong incentive to make the Blitzbok cut. […]
Fisher calls time on Sharks
21 Sep 15 11:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 61 Comments
Announced late last week was that Junior Springbok three-quarter Tyler Fisher will play for the Pumas from next season. 21-year-old Fisher, a product of Westville Boys High and the Sharks age-group setup, played for South Africa at under 20 level in 2013. […]
BlitzBokke back in Port Elizabeth
6 Dec 13 15:02 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 6 Comments
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will again play host to the HSBC Sevens World Series when the 16 teams meet in Port Elizabeth this weekend. This year will mark the third consecutive year that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will host this popular tournament. […]
Sithole in, Ryan misses out
21 Jun 13 08:44 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 23 Comments
The South African Sevens squad to take part in the Sevens World Cup in Moscow has been announced, with Kyle Brown returning from injury to lead the team. Sharks eighthman Ryan Kankowski has not made the side, but teammate Sibusiso Sithole has been selected as part of the 12 man squad. […]
First step complete for Kanko
4 Jun 13 09:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 7 Comments
Rumours that Ryan Kankowski might play in the Sevens World Cup in Moscow were substantiated after the player was included in Paul Treu’s training squad ahead of the tournament. […]
Kankowski on his way out
3 Jun 13 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 53 Comments
Following a tough year of limited Super Rugby action with the Sharks, rumour has it that Ryan Kankowski is done with rugby in South Africa. […]
Six changes for Baby Boks
23 Jan 13 09:36 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 2 Comments
Baby Boks coach Dawie Theron has opted to make a few changes to his team that Peter de Villiers’ UWC team 65 – 7 last week, for the clash with Maties tomorrow morning. […]
Habana picks up third Player of the Year
2 Nov 12 08:05 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 66 Comments
Bryan Habana won SARU Player of the Year for the third time at an awards dinner held last night while the Sharks were also big winners in picking up three awards. […]
Pat, Bismarck and Sbura rewarded
4 Nov 11 10:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 40 Comments
Bok flanker Schalk Burger picked up the prestigious Rugby Player of the Year award at SA Rugby’s annual award ceremony last night, but three Sharks players also picked up gongs in their respective categories. […]
SA Rugby clarify “Blitzbok nappy shorts” saga
2 Nov 11 16:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments
It seems that a bit of an unintentional media storm has erupted over the somewhat “unusual” design of the shorts that the South African sevens squad were photographed in yesterday. […]
Jordaan, Mtembu make Blitzbokke squad
24 Jan 11 17:40 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
SA Schools centre Paul Jordaan has been selected in Paul Treu’s squad to compete at the Wellington and LA legs of the IRB Sevens circuit. Jordaan, who matriculated at Grey Kollege only last year, will join the Sharks Academy in mid-year, once his sevens commitments are over. […]