South Africa is currently leading the World Series standings after 7 Rounds, having won 2 Cup finals (Dubai and Port Elizabeth) and qualifying for the semi-finals of each of the previous 7 tournaments. Read the rules below carefully, or you WILL get burnt! Are’nt you lot also starting to despise them intensely, like I do? South Africa advanced to the Final, beating England and Australia along the way, whilst New Zealand beat USA to advance to a semi against Argentina, then comfortably beat Argentina, to book their place against the South African Blitzbokke in the Final. I also like Neil Powell’s handling of the situation, in terms of his communication with the referee, players and media. It is the most gutting of stories, and it could not have happened to a more influential player. The Springbok Sevens finished fourth at the Gold Coast, a result which coach Neil Powell described as unsatisfactory after errors cost them on the second day’s play. “We’ve got a very good relationship with Neil (Powell) and the Sevens, so we’re happy to help,” said Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer. It showed me today how fleeting life is and how quickly things could change… the lady had an embolism and died in the Supermarket, at only 66…. The Blitzbokke are the toast of South Africa after title defence at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium on the weekend. New Zealand, who recorded their first Cup win of the season by beating England in the Final in Wellington last week, gave notice yet again of their class and determination to be among the top four (automatic qualifiers) when the Olympic dream is realised in May. The Blitzbokke was a bright spark in Eskom’s dark world this past weekend, were they not… well done Blitzies, for winning the Dubai Tournament AND for MOERRING (if the newspaper billboards can say it, so can I) the New Zealands Sevens side, 28 / ZIPPPP in the Quarter Finals. With 2 tournaments to go in the season the slender South African lead simply means they still have to go fullout in the remaining tournaments, to be the winners overall for the season. The Glasgow Sevens, the 2nd last leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series takes place this weekend in Glasgow, Scotland at Scotstoun. Unfortunately for them, that was not good enough and they suffered a heart-breaking 21 / 15 loss against the Pacific islanders. New Kata world champion 2019 | Sandra Sanchez | Training and Kata | Ultimate video - Duration: 5:34. The tournament win moved Fiji into 2nd spot, just 1 point ahead of 3rd-placed NZ. Chris Dry and Justin Geduld have returned to the Springbok Sevens squad and will travel with the Blitzboks for the next two HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments in New Zealand and the United States. This weekend’s HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in Port Elizabeth will not be affected by load shedding, stadium organisers have assured. After 8 Rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Series, Fiji, South Africa and New Zealand battled it out for the 16th World Series title in London. Access unlimited content by subscribing or logging in, Steve Borthwick hits out at Wasps after Leicester victory, "It is what it is. It was the 2nd time on the weekend that South Africa could not close out a game against New Zealand where they were well in front and deservingly so, near the end. (To our Non-Afrikaans readership, our apologies that you won’t be able to understand this article, however a very large contingent of our readers are Afrikaans, so we unashamedly accommodate them in this article. Exciting Vodacom Blue Bulls fullback Warrick Gelant will make his debut for South Africa at the Dubai HSBC World Sevens Series in December after being named in coach Neil Powell’s 12-man squad on Thursday for Round 2 of the International Sevens extravaganza. On Day 2 Fiji and New Zealand advanced to the 3rd place play-off and South Africa and Australia advanced to the Final. The key to our success will be to remain focused on our processes and to make sure we do the right things on the field. Geduld, a Commonwealth Games gold medalist with the Blitzboks last year, shrugged off the hamstring injury he picked up in Wellington, which ruled him out of the Las Vegas Sevens. If South Africa were going to succeed at the Olympics, nobody would have deserved it more than Senatla. Impi Visser 4. They kick off on Saturday morning against Canada (04:58 SA Time) and their remaining games will be played at 07:46 SA Time against Kenya and 11:58 SA Time versus the USA. Itâs a big year for Sevens rugby with an Olympic medal up for grabs. The SA Sports Awards is annually hosted by the Department of Sport and Recreation of South Africa, recognising SA sports individuals and teams for their outstanding sporting contributions on and off the field. James Murphy 6. The Tournament is held over 2 days, with Saturday 9 May the 1st Day and the tournament concluding on Sunday 10 May. Enjoy unlimited access to your team articles, player bios, match stats and much more. In a squad made up of some extremely experienced players, including World Rugby Menâs Sevens Player of the Year 2019 Jerry Tuwai, one player will make his debut appearance in Dubai. 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Leading try-scorer on the 2014 / 2015 HSBC Sevens World Series, Seabelo Senatla and regular Tournament Dream Team member Werner Kok have both been nominated for the 2015 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award, in association with HSBC. Dippenaar returns to the Springbok Sevens squad for the 1st time since the opening round last October, when he sustained a hamstring injury at the Gold Coast Sevens in Australia. South Africa Nickname(s) Blitzboks, Blitzbokke Emblem Springbok Union South African Rugby Union Head coach Neil Powell Captain Philip Snyman Top scorer Cecil Afrika (1,430) The South African national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games As the 2019-2020 Sevens World Series draws near, the Blitzbokke invited local media to come and see if they could make the cut. The pools for the third round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in South Africa were drawn in Dubai with hosts South Africa heading Pool A. Rugby-Talk.com Copyright © 2021. 505 days ago NZ, SA among favourites for Oktoberfest sevens in Munich The Emirates Dubai Sevens tournament is played over 2 Days, Friday 5 and Saturday 6 December 2014. His team-mate Stephan Dippenaar, meanwhile, picked up a mild hamstring injury on the last day of the Hong Kong event and was replaced by Ruhan Nel. New Zealand have fallen back to 9 Log Points behind South Africa on the HSBC Sevens World Series standings. The Tokyo leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series took place this weekend in Tokyo, Japan. After their Cup win at the second round of the Series in Dubai, hosts South Africa are top seeds and head Pool A, while runners-up Australia, third-placed Fiji and the fourth semi-finalist New Zealand head the remaining pools. But although there is disappointment about the below par performances after losing a number of experienced players to Super Rugby franchises, the squad has improved as the competition progressed. The penultimate World Series tournament takes place on 9 and 10 May in Glasgow and the season concludes a week later with the 9th and last tournament of the season in London. Day 2’s action started at 12:30 SA Time (11:30 BST, 10:30 GMT) on Sunday and the action was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on TV in South Africa. The Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament was played over 2 Days, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December 2014. HSBS Sevens World Series: Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens – Blitzbokke win again! The last leg of the 2014 / 2015 HSBC Sevens World Series took place in London England this Saturday and Sunday 16 and 17 May 2015 from 09:00 BST (10:00 SA Time) both days. Latest news on the Wellington Sevens Final is that referee Matt O’Brein has now apologized for his officiating during the Final. Total 9 users including 0 member, 9 guests, 0 bot online, Most users ever online were 1140, on 4 December 2020 @ 4:42 pm. There had been 3 different champions in the 3 tournaments prior to this weekend – Fiji in Dubai, South Africa in Cape Town and New Zealand in Wellington. Now don’t be complacent in Port Elizabeth this weekend, Blitzbokke!! South Africa started the weekend with a 2-point advantage over Fiji on top of the World Rugby Sevens Series Log standings. The top 4 sides on the final standings in May will gain automatic entry into the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. With the Top 3 teams in the Series separated by just 12 points, they will have everything to play for with an eye on the 16th Series title. The tournament will be hosted at the Sevens Rugby Stadium on 5 & 6 December. There is also a welcome return for regular skipper Kyle Brown, who has overcome his shoulder troubles. Having led the Series since Round 2 the BlitzBokke failed to make the Cup semi-finals for the 1st time all season in Glasgow and now again in London. The first episode will be on Wednesday 9 September at 7-7:30pm. South Africa have beaten New Zealand 26-17 in the Cup final at the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in a repeat of last year’s victory, in front of 36 425 fans. The Springbok Sevens have called up wing Rosko Specman in place of the injured Justin Geduld for the next leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Las Vegas. South Africa have claimed their first Canada Sevens title with a 21-12 victory in Vancouver. Speaking after that match, Senatla was confident that he would be okay to play in Thursday’s semi-final against the Australians. The South Africa Springbok players pose for the cameras during the Rugby World Cup 2019 squad announcement at Ulwazi Centre, MultiChoice City on August 26, 2019 ⦠The South African Blitzbokke took Final honours against New Zealand by 26 / 17 and made it back to back tournament wins as well as a successful defence of the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens title!
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