
Brown: Blitzboks didn’t stick to the plan
Playmaker Ronald Brown says the Blitzboks went off script against Ireland in Cape Town on Saturday night and it cost them a shot at winning the 2022 Sevens World Cup.
Playmaker Ronald Brown says the Blitzboks went off script against Ireland in Cape Town on Saturday night and it cost them a shot at winning the 2022 Sevens World Cup.
The Blitzboks were punished for a error-filled performance as Ireland scored four tries to claim a quarter-final victory and send the Sevens World Cup hosts packing in Cape Town on Saturday.
Nadine Roos scored four tries as the Springbok Women’s Sevens broke their 2022 Sevens World Cup drought with a 13th/16th-place playoff victory over Columbia in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon.
With the Blitzboks set to face Ireland in the Sevens World Cup quarter-finals, look back to when the teams met in the Seville Sevens semi-finals in January.
The Springbok Women’s Sevens fell inches short of claiming their first 2022 Sevens World Cup win in a two-point Challenge Cup quarter-final loss to Japan in Cape Town on Saturday morning.
On an explosive first day of the Sevens World Cup in Cape Town, the Blitzboks progressed to the quarter-finals, while England and USA were knocked out in the round of 16.
Michael Cheika has revealed Argentina’s squad for the final two Tests of the Rugby Championship against the Springboks, featuring the return of a veteran forward.
Jasper Wiese says the Springboks will have to focus on getting bonus points in their final two fixtures against Argentina, as the Rugby Championship title race remains tightly contested.
Captain Siviwe Soyizwapi is concerned about the potential impact of pitch conditions at Cape Town Stadium when the Blitzboks take on Ireland in the Sevens World Cup late on Saturday night.
The Blitzboks showed few signs of nerves in their opening Sevens World Cup fixture as they thrashed minnows Chile in the final match of the day in Cape Town on Friday to progress to the quarter-finals.