By Mark Etheridge
Seabelo Senatla scorched his way into the try-scoring record books as he led South Africa’s Blitzboks to their first World Sevens Series title win in Wellington in 15 years.
By Mark Etheridge
The Blitzboks ended day one of the Wellington leg of the World Sevens Series just as they started it on Saturday… on a winning note.
South Africa U20 star Zain Davids is set to make his Blitzboks Springbok Sevens debut at next weekend’s Wellington Sevens.
The Blitzboks thrashed Australia 29-7 to set up a Cup quarter-final clash against Wales on Sunday, reports JON CARDINELLI at Cape Town Stadium.
Coach Neil Powell says this weekend’s Cape Town Sevens provides an important opportunity for the Blitzboks to take another step towards becoming the No 1 team in the world. CRAIG…
Even after a resounding victory against Fiji to take the Dubai Sevens title on Saturday, Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman feels there is room for improvement.
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The Blitzboks clinched the Dubai Sevens title with an impressive 26-14 win over arch-rivals Fiji in the gold medal final on Saturday.
Kyle Brown has stepped down as Springbok Sevens captain and will instead settle into a more supportive role to the younger leaders in the squad, with Philip Snyman appointed as the Blitzboks’ new captain.
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Blitzboks coach Neil Powell says they will predominantly make use of sevens specialists during the upcoming 2016-17 season, writes CRAIG LEWIS.