Watch: How rugby changed Shakes’ life
His father was a football coach, yet Blitzboks skipper Siviwe ‘Shakes’ Soyizwapi explains how picking up the oval ball changed his life forever.
On this day: Afrika breaks Blitzboks record
On 13 December 2014, Cecil Afrika became South Africa’s all-time leading sevens points-scorer during his home tournament at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
Blitzboks miss podium, Samoa crowned champs
The Blitzboks were forced to settle for fourth place after being handed a second successive loss at the Cape Town Sevens by the USA in rainy conditions on Sunday night.
Blitzboks to bring the pain against Samoa
Coach Sandile Ngcobo has demanded that the Blitzboks do their Day 2 heroics at the Cape Town Sevens “justice” by dominating Samoa, in order to book a place in the final on Sunday.
Blitzboks strive for perfection
Skipper Siviwe ‘Shakes’ Soyizwapi has promised a more complete performance from the Blitzboks as they look to qualify for the knockout rounds of the Cape Town Sevens unbeaten.
LIVE: Cape Town Sevens – Day 3
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LIVE: Cape Town Sevens – Day 2
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LIVE: Cape Town Sevens – Day 1
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Watch: Blitzboks turn on their own
Christie Grobbelaar took a bit of a ribbing from his teammates, while Zain Davids explained why they call him ‘Putty’, as the Blitzboks kicked back before the Cape Town leg of 2022-23 Sevens Series.
Tricky Ricky in Dubai Dream Team
Debutant Ricardo Duarttee was awarded a place in the World Sevens Series dream team from the 2022-23 Dubai leg, along with two Blitzboks teammates.
