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SA Women whitewash opposition to win Africa Sevens title

The Springbok Women's Sevens team won the Rugby Africa Women's Sevens Cup by beating Kenya 22-0 in the final, completing a remarkable performance where they did not concede any points during the tournament. After steamrolling Ghana 48-0 and Madagascar 29-0 in the quarter- and semi-finals earlier on Sunday, the SA side had good momentum…

November 16, 20250Comments ByGary Lemke

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Springbok Women create history at World Cup

The Springbok Women claimed the greatest result in their history as they made it two bonus-point wins in a row to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup in England. They beat Italy 29-24, scoring five tries to four in the process. It was a perfect way to…

September 1, 20250Comments ByGary Lemke

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Blitzboks to face Aussies in quarter-final showdown

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. A second-half comeback attempt proved to be too little, too late as Ireland held on for a 14-12 victory to hand the tournament hosts their first loss of the season. Ultimately…

December 9, 20230Comments ByGary Lemke

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Habana inspires next generation of Sevens stars ahead of HSBC SVNS Cape Town

With Rugby Sevens fever ramping up in the Mother City ahead of this weekend’s HSBC SVNS Cape Town, one of South Africa’s most revered World Cup-winning heroes, Bryan Habana, took time out of his schedule to add to the building excitement with an HSBC TAG Rugby event at Green Point Salesian Football Club on Thursday.…

December 7, 20230Comments ByGary Lemke

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Sevens captains get a taste of Cape Town

With the HSBC SVNS Cape Town kicking off this weekend, the team captains experienced what the world-famous Oranjezicht City Farm Market has to offer. The OZCF market, which takes place every Saturday at the Granger Bay location of the V&A waterfront, was created to foster community interaction and provide a venue for regional farmers and artisan…

December 7, 20230Comments ByGary Lemke

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SA Men’s Sevens surge to another title in Seville

Christie Grobbelaar scored a brace of tries as the South African Men's Sevens team beat Australia 33-7 to win the Cup final at the Spain Sevens in Seville. The result sees South Africa win a fourth consecutive Cup title this season and their sixth straight gold medal overall.

January 31, 20220Comments ByGary Lemke

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Powell applauds another South Africa Sevens series win

South Africa men’s sevens rugby head coach Neil Powell was delighted with his team’s mental strength to twice come from behind and win the Malaga Sevens final against Argentina.

January 24, 20220Comments ByGary Lemke