RECAP: Commonwealth Games Sevens

Relive the action of the Blitzboks’ victory over Fiji in the gold medal final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Blitzboks to ‘step up’ and over Scotland

Coach Neil Powell and skipper Siviwe Soyizwapi say the unbeaten Blitzboks must lift their game against Scotland on Saturday when the teams clash in the pool B decider at the Commonwealth Games.

Unbeaten Blitzboks march on

South Africa qualified for the sevens quarter-finals at the Commonwealth Games after a convincing win against Tonga in Birmingham on Friday.

Blitzboks blank Malaysia in Games opener

Angelo Davids scored a hat-trick as South Africa whitewashed Malaysia in the opening Pool B sevens clash of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday.

Shakes to lead Team SA’s quest for gold

Siviwe ‘Shakes’ Soyizwapi will skipper the South African men’s sevens team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where Team SA will look to emulate Neil Powell’s 2014 class of gold medallists.

Blitzboks’ World Cup schedule revealed

The Blitzboks will face Germany or Chile in their opening encounter of the World Cup Sevens, as the first match-ups for the highly anticipated tournament have been revealed with 50 days to go until the three-day pinnacle event kicks off in Cape Town on 9 September.

Pienaar: Sevens World Cup ‘a momentous occasion’

Today, exactly 27 years ago, Francois Pienaar led the Springboks to what many believed was an impossible task as they lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in South Africa, and in 77 days, the country will host a second global showpiece when the Rugby World Cup Sevens kicks off in Cape Town.

Team SA turn to URC stars for Commonwealth glory

Jordan Hendrikse and Seabelo Senatla are among the Vodacom United Rugby Championship stars who have been named in Team SA’s sevens squad for the Commonwealth Games in July.

Cape Town Sevens back with a bang

The popular leg of the World Sevens Series will return to the Mother City this year, when the best men’s and women’s teams will compete at Cape Town Stadium for the first time since 2019.

Fifth in London puts Blitzboks in lead

The Blitzboks claimed wins over Spain and Ireland to finish the London Sevens in fifth place on Sunday and reclaim a narrow lead in the World Rugby Sevens series