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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 11: Blitzboks coach Neil Powell during day 3 of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 Match 49 Championship 7/8 Place between South Africa and Samoa at DHL Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Powell backs successor to take Blitzboks to ‘next level’

Outgoing Blitzbok head coach Neil Powell has given his support to his eventual successor, offering some wise words of advice and confirming he will be available to help with the transition.

SALFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Daniel du Preez of Sale Sharks runs with the ball during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Sale Sharks and Northampton Saints at AJ Bell Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Salford, England

Saffas Abroad: Du Preez, Trokkie in clash of bruisers

Here’s a wrap of all the action involving South African players in the opening round of the English Premiership, including a look at the face-off between Daniel du Preez and Juarno Augustus.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 11: Pilipo Bukayaro of Fiji scoring the winning try in the final versus New Zealand during day 3 of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 at DHL Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Flying Fiji cruise to Sevens World Cup win

Fiji dominated defending champions New Zealand in the final of the 2022 Sevens World Cup to claim their third World Cup title.

COVENTRY, ENGLAND - JULY 31: Neil Powell of South Africa hugs Angelo Davids after his team won the gold medal during the Rugby Sevens final match between South Africa and Fiji on day 3 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Coventry Stadium on July 31, 2022 in Coventry, England.

Davids: Powell much more than a coach

Angelo Davids paid an emotional tribute to outgoing Blitzboks coach Neil Powell at the Sevens World Cup on Sunday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 11: Siviwe Soyizwapi of South Africa in action during day 3 of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 at DHL Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Blitzboks give Powell winning send-off

Neil Powell’s tenure as Springbok Sevens head coach ended with a win as the Blitzboks powered to a seventh-place playoff victory over Samoa in Cape Town on Sunday.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 03: Canan Moodie of the Springboks celebrates with team mates after scoring a try during The Rugby Championship match between the Australia Wallabies and South Africa Springboks at Allianz Stadium on September 03, 2022 in Sydney, Australia.

Jake has discovered another Bok jewel

Canan Moodie is the latest Bok “rugby jewel” to have been extracted by Jake White, following in the footsteps of Bryan Habana, Frans Steyn and Schalk Burger.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 11: Angelo Davids of South Africa during day 3 of the Rugby World Cup Sevens Championship Cup5/8 match 37 between South Africa and Argentina at DHL Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Blitzboks slump to World Cup low

The Blitzboks will have to settle with a potential seventh-place finish after suffering a hard-fought defeat to Argentina in the Sevens World Cup fifth-place semi-final in Cape Town on Sunday morning.

Harlequins' Tyrone Green scores a try during the Gallagher Premiership match at Kingston Park Stadium, Newcastle. Picture date: Saturday September 10, 2022.

Watch: Saffas open Premiership try-scoring accounts

Harlequins duo Tyrone Green and Wilco Louw scored their first Premiership tries of the new season, while Leicester Tigers captain Hanro Liebenberg did the same for the defending champions on Saturday.

Louw to get chance as Boks go full strength for Pumas

Elrigh Louw is set for a recall when the Springboks clash with Argentina in Buenos Aires in the Rugby Championship on Saturday.

La Rochelle's South African wing Dillyn Leyds runs to score a try during the French Top14 rugby union match between Lyon Olympique Universitaire Rugby and Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) at The Matmut Stadium in Venissieux, near Lyon, central-eastern France on september 10, 2022. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

La Rochelle survive scare, Montpelllier off the mark

La Rochelle survived a late scare to edge Lyon 23-21 and take pole position in the Top 14 on Saturday with champions Montpellier bouncing back from their opening round defeat to beat Bordeaux-Begles.