Du Toit up for special World Rugby award
Springbok flank Pieter-Steph du Toit is among eight nominees for the World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Decade award.
Afrika, Basson to play in USA
American side San Diego Legion has confirmed the signings of Blitzbok Cecil Afrika and Springbok Bjorn Basson for the 2021 Major League Rugby season.
Blitzboks duo named in World Series Dream Team
Blitzboks Selvyn Davids and JC Pretorius were honoured for their superb performances during the shortened sevens season after being named in the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Series Dream Team.
Watch: Blitzboks perfect Jerusalema challenge
Check out the Springbok Sevens squad’s version of the viral Jerusalema challenge, which they did in aid of charity.
Top comebacks: Sithole stuns Aussies
In the first of a new series looking back on rugby’s most memorable comebacks, DYLAN JACK rewinds to the day when the Blitzboks beat Australia in the 2011 Edinburgh Sevens final.
Medal ceremony draws curtain on Blitzboks’ season
The Springbok Sevens team has officially wrapped up their Covid-19- disrupted season after receiving silver medals for finishing second in the 2019-20 World Rugby Sevens Series.
From the mag: The Blitzboks’ undiminished dream
The Blitzboks will realign their goals for the new season and the Olympics, writes CRAIG LEWIS in the latest SA Rugby magazine.
Olympic-qualified teams get financial lifeline
World Rugby has announced details of a rugby sevens investment strategy to optimise the sport’s preparation for, and participation at, next year’s Olympic Games.
Australasian sevens tournaments called off
World Rugby has announced the New Zealand and Australian legs of the 2021 World Rugby Sevens Series will not be played amid the continued uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wales scrap men’s sevens programme
The Welsh Rugby Union has announced that its men’s sevens programme will cease to operate in its current format for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19.
