Sevens Rewind: Blitzboks torch Fiji
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 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.
David Brits is also a man on a mission and now, to the benefit of Springbok Sevens supporters, he’ll soon be in the green and gold.
France captain Antoine Dupont is expected at his first preparatory day for the Paris Olympics sevens event, the French Rugby Federation have announced.
The Blitzboks finished sixth overall at the Cape Town Sevens after suffering a fifth-place playoff defeat to New Zealand on Sunday afternoon.
Captain Selvyn Davids admitted that the Blitzboks were caught off guard by Australia’s tactics as their Cape Town Sevens hoodoo continued on Sunday.
Australia produced a masterclass of playoff rugby to bundle the Blitzboks out of the Cape Town Sevens in the quarter-finals on Sunday morning.
Sandile Ngcobo expressed his frustration with the Blitzboks’ uncharacteristic handling errors in a Cape Town Sevens pool finale defeat to Ireland.
The Blitzboks will face Australia in the Cape Town Sevens quarter-finals after suffering a tense defeat to Ireland in their final pool match on Saturday night.
The Blitzboks recovered from an error-prone first half to open their Cape Town Sevens campaign with a win over Great Britain on Saturday.
Bryan Habana says it won’t be a walk in the park for World Cup stars like Antoine Dupont to get used to the intensity of sevens ahead of the Olympic Games.