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.
Powell: It’s all or nothing for Blitzboks
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell says the once-off nature of the sevens competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will require a different mindset.
Watch: Blitzboks the gold standard
It’s crunching tackles and breathtaking tries like these from Muller du Plessis and Selvyn Davids that makes Team SA serious contenders at the 2021 Commonwealth Games.
On this day: Blitzboks win Commonwealth gold
On 27 July 2014, South Africa stunned New Zealand in the Glasgow final of the rugby sevens to end the Kiwis’ 30-match unbeaten run at the Commonwealth Games.
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.
Former Blitzbok set for World Cup return
A Springbok Sevens icon will lead the charge of one of the up-and-coming nations at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.
World Cup Sevens lineup confirmed
The full 40-team lineup for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town from 9-11 September has been confirmed.
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.
