Blitzbokke brace for Paris Sevens. Fine-tuning ahead of Rio Olympics.
The Springbok Sevens departed South Africa for Paris on Sunday evening and coach Neil Powell feels his team will give a good account of themselves.
The Springbok Sevens departed South Africa for Paris on Sunday evening and coach Neil Powell feels his team will give a good account of themselves.
Cecil Afrika has ended his official Blitzboks journey after 12 seasons of highlights and achievements, but hasn’t quite given up on his Olympic dream.
The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on Tuesday that the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be postponed.
The Blitzboks will return to South Africa on Wednesday with 37 out of a possible 44 log points gained on the North American leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
The Springbok Sevens team claimed a dramatic 29-24 win over Fiji in the final of the HSBC LA Sevens in Los Angeles early Monday morning (SA time).
Werner Kok will have a broad smile on his face when he joins an illustrious group of Springbok Sevens players in Los Angeles this weekend.
World Sevens rugby returns to Los Angeles and the familiar format of three knockout games after the group stage.
Werner Kok will play in his 50th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament for the Springbok Sevens team next weekend in Los Angeles.
Losing finalists South Africa put on a much-improved performance at the Sydney Sevens compared with a week earlier in Hamilton where they finished 10th.
The Blitzboks know that another disastrous performance this weekend in Sydney along with a strong performance by log leaders New Zealand will make their chances of winning the World Sevens Series title extremely thin.