Duarttee’s Blitzbok career in tricky situation
Ricardo Duarttee’s sevens career is hanging in the balance after the Blitzboks star reportedly stood himself down from duty during the Vancouver Sevens.
Ricardo Duarttee’s sevens career is hanging in the balance after the Blitzboks star reportedly stood himself down from duty during the Vancouver Sevens.
Ben Gollings has been sacked as head coach of the Fiji sevens team, the Fiji Rugby Union said, four months before the side bids for a third straight Olympic gold in Paris.
Springbok Sevens head coach Sandile Ngcobo has shared his frustration with the Blitzboks’ performances in North America after an 11th-place finish at the Los Angeles Sevens.
France whitewashed Great Britain in Sunday’s final to end a 19-year wait for a tournament title in Los Angeles, completing a stunning North American debut for Antoine Dupont.
The Blitzboks beat Canada on Sunday night to avoid finishing in 12th place at the Los Angeles Sevens, but suffered another setback in their Series title hopes.
The Blitzboks will be without Ricardo Duarttee as they prepare to bounce back from a disappointing Canada Sevens tournament in Los Angeles this weekend.
Sandile Ngcobo has put a lack of consistency at the top of the agenda for the Los Angeles Sevens as the Blitzboks attempt to remedy their ninth-place finish in Canada.
The Blitzboks’ hopes of winning a fourth Canada Sevens title faded quickly after suffering a heavy pool stage defeat to Ireland on Saturday.
Antoine Dupont wasted little time in getting up and running in his first Sevens Series tournament, scoring twice to take France to the semi-finals in Vancouver.
A long-haul flight and unfamiliarly chilly conditions are not deterring an experienced Blitzboks side as they target a second tournament win of the season in Vancouver this weekend.