By Mark Etheridge Grizzled sevens rugby veteran Frankie Horne played a huge part in seeing South Africa through to the semi-finals of the Gold Coast leg of the IRB World Series in Australia on Sunday.
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By Mark Etheridge It was three out of three for South Africa's Blitzboks sevens rugby team on the opening day of the 2014/2015 IRB Sevens World Series in Gold Coast, Australia on Saturday.
By Mark Etheridge South Africa's sevens rugby side got off to a winning start as the race to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio kicked off at Gold Coast, Australia.
The Springbok Sevens rugby squad are all set to start the next step of their road to Rio and the 2016 Olympic Games.
The Springboks and Springbok Sevens teams came together in a unique way on Friday as the Blitzboks handed out the Test jerseys before Saturday’s final match in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
The Springbok women's rugby team ended their Rugby World Cup warm-up tour on a disappointing note on Friday as they suffered a 46-8 defeat against Six Nations champions, France, in Marcoussis, France.
The Springbok women's rugby side have arrived in France in a positive state of mind before their warm-up Test against the Rugby World Cup host nation in Marcoussis on Friday.