Tricky Ricky to face the music
SA Rugby will hold talks about Ricardo Duarttee’s future with the Blitzboks this week as South Africa’s reigning Sevens Player of the Year returns from a short stint in Russia.
SA Rugby will hold talks about Ricardo Duarttee’s future with the Blitzboks this week as South Africa’s reigning Sevens Player of the Year returns from a short stint in Russia.
A sluggish start against Fiji cost the depleted Blitzboks a fifth-place finish on the final day of the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday.
The high-flying Blitzboks had their hopes of a first-ever Hong Kong Sevens title ended by Australia in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
Philip Snyman is pleased to see the Blitzboks secure a place in the Hong Kong Sevens quarter-finals, but wants a strong finish to the pool stage against Samoa on Saturday.
Philip Snyman has backed the revitalised Blitzboks to make history in his first tournament as Springbok Sevens interim head coach in Hong Kong this weekend.
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 Blitzboks held on with six men to earn a statement win against Ireland in their opening fixture of the Hong Kong Sevens on Friday.
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.