
Habana backs ‘Hoops’ for sevens slam dunk
Michael Hooper will get his first taste of sevens action in Hong Kong this weekend, with Bryan Habana backing the former Wallabies captain to succeed where he struggled.
Michael Hooper will get his first taste of sevens action in Hong Kong this weekend, with Bryan Habana backing the former Wallabies captain to succeed where he struggled.
The World Rugby Sevens Series returns to Australia on Friday where the Blitzboks produced a performance for the ages last year in thrashing Fiji to advance to the final.
The Blitzboks claimed a hard-fought 10-7 win over Australia in the final to successfully defend their title at the second Dubai Sevens tournament.
The Blitzboks beat Australia 29-5 on Saturday to set up a meeting with Argentina in the Dubai Sevens Cup semi-finals.
Wallaby centre Samu Kerevi has been included in Australia’s 12-man squad that will compete in the pre-Olympics Oceania Sevens Championship.
Rugby Australia has confirmed that members of the Australia Sevens programme who were tested for Covid-19 have each returned negative tests.
Two members of the Australian Sevens programme have been tested for coronavirus after showing signs and symptoms associated with the pandemic.