Dazel: Bok Women’s Sevens have guide to LA survival

The California dream might be over before it began for the Springbok Women's Sevens team, but they are still determined to play the hand that was dealt to them this weekend at the HSBC SVNS Play-off tournament at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles.

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Van Wyk: Consistency key to LA success
epa11851221 Shilton van Wyk of South Africa scores a try during the Rugby SVNS Series cup quarter finals match Fiji against South Africa at HBF Park in Perth, Australia, 25 January 2025. EPA/RICHARD WAINWRIGHT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Van Wyk: Consistency key to LA success

The Springbok Sevens’ 2025 season had it all: a rare home win in Cape Town, a losing final appearance in Vancouver, a fourth-place finish in Perth and some less flattering results in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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From Beast mode to AI mode

Wetility - South Africa’s fastest-growing solar-as-a-service provider, proudly backed by rugby legend Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira - unveiled its most advanced innovation to date: AI Mode.

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Norton to captain Junior Boks against Pumitas in Gqeberha
Victor Worsnip of England tackled by Riley Norton of South Africa during the U18 International Series rugby match between South Africa and England at Paarl Boys High in Paarl on 20 August 2024 ©Reinhardt Hamman/BackpagePix

Norton to captain Junior Boks against Pumitas in Gqeberha

Former SA U18 lock and national age-group cricketer Riley Norton will captain the Junior Springboks against Argentina in the opening round of the Rugby Championship U20 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Thursday.

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Junior Boks kick off final preparations in Gqeberha

The Junior Springboks assembled in Gqeberha on Wednesday to begin their preparations for the Rugby Championship U20 and according to SA U20 coach Kevin Foote, they are happy to be in the Eastern Cape for the tournament, which kicks off next week at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

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SA Rugby pays tribute to Norman Mbiko

SA Rugby mourns the passing of Norman Mbiko, the last captain of the African Springboks and a former head coach of the Blitzboks, who passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the age of 79 after a long illness.

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Snyman accepts blame for Blitzboks’ Hong Kong misfire
South Africa assistant coach Philip Snyman and South Africa coach Sandile Ngcobo during the 2022 HSBC Cape Town Sevens South Africa training session held at Hamiltons Rugby Club in Cape Town on 06 November 2022 ©Shaun Roy/BackpagePix

Snyman accepts blame for Blitzboks’ Hong Kong misfire

Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman still believes his squad can beat any other team on the HSBC SVNS, so their ninth-place finish in Hong Kong Sevens was a bitter pill to swallow.

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