South Africa successfully defended their Adelaide Sevens rugby title with a convincing 26-7 win over Kenya in the final here on Sunday. The South Africans controlled the first all-African IRB Sevens Cup final to avenge their 15-14 loss to Kenya in their pool game on Saturday. South Africa stretched their lead to 28 points in the IRB World Sevens Series over England ahead of the remaining two legs in England and Scotland. With 104 points the Springboks now lead the race for the series from...Read Full Story
I found the following video-clip on a website called http://rugby-vids.over-blog.com/
It is essentially a rugby video-blog run by a French blogger called Guetteba.
He made this Sevens video from footage of the previous Sevens World Series (or two) and it features some great inserts of the BlitzBokke from our best season some 2 years ago. Players like Mzwandile Stick (pictured below), Mpho Mbiyozo, Rayno Benjamin and Robert Ebersohn feature prominently.
Have a look:
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The Blitz Bokke will be playing In the Adelaide tournament this weekend. It is part of The World sevens series.
This side has very good forwards and a flyhalf and sweeper that can step like crazy! The side has brought in a pace man which i think was all the team still needed for balance (Sampie Mastriet). This should show with...Read Full Story
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The Blitzbokke have another man down, after learning that Marius Schoeman the only forward in the squad with good experience, fractured his eye socket in a warm up game.
He will be replaced by Neil Powell. Powell has good experience fortunately. He has Captained the side on a few occasions. He lacks pace, but is strong on...Read Full Story
Argentina beat England 19-14 in the final of the US round of the International Rugby Board Sevens to throw the world series wide open. England and South Africa now share the lead in the series with 60 points, eight clear of New Zealand on 52. Argentina are fourth on 48, ahead of Fiji (32), Kenya (24) and the United States (20). Argentina claimed only their second IRB Sevens series title, to go with their 2004 victory in California. In the final Tom Biggs and Ben Gollings both scored first...Read Full Story
Kings captain Luke Watson will be at No 8, with Mpho Mbiyozo at flank. Watson made his name as a fetcher flank for Western Province and the Stormers, before settling at No 8 in recent seasons as a playmaker and ball-carrier, while Mbiyozo is well-known ...
(For Dubai and George): Philip Snyman, Kyle Brown, Marius Schoeman, Mpho Mbiyozo, Frankie Horne, Renfred Dazel, Paul Delport, Vuyo Zangqa, Mzwandile Stick (capt), Gio Aplon, Rayno Benjamin, Robert Ebersohn. Friday: New Zealand v Wales, Australia v ...