Cape Town Sevens to escape the axe
The popular Sevens Series tournament in the Mother City is reportedly not part of World Rugby’s plans to cut several host cities next season.
The popular Sevens Series tournament in the Mother City is reportedly not part of World Rugby’s plans to cut several host cities next season.
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.
New Springbok Sevens sweeper Ricardo Duarttee’s sacrifices off the field are set to pay off with a likely World Sevens Series debut at the Dubai tournament, starting on Friday.
Their movements are very limited due to a hard tournament bubble, but the Blitzboks are still itching for the opening tournament of the 2022-23 Sevens Series in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Sevens will kick off on Friday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, but virus controls may dampen the high-octane rugby tournament’s famous hard-partying atmosphere.
The Blitzboks dropped out of the LA Sevens title race and are on the brink of losing their lead in the overall World Rugby Sevens Series at the final tournament following two pool defeats on Saturday.
Two tries from Siviwe ‘Shakes’ Soyizwapi helped World Sevens Series leaders South Africa beat Canada at the LA Sevens on Saturday.
South Africa suffered a terrible start to the LA Sevens tournament after hosts USA stunned the World Series front-runners in the pool B opener on Saturday.
The Blitzboks are in a do-or-die contest in the Los Angeles Sevens, but for Neil Powell the mathematics is simple in order to retain the World Series title.
The Blitzboks squad to contest the LA Sevens next weekend have a familiar look to it despite missing some regulars who were integral to their victory at the Commonwealth Games last month.