Blitzboks eager to build on Dubai legacy
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWearing the mantle of defending champions and nine-time winners of the Dubai Sevens is one thing, but arriving at The Sevens Stadium bereft of top form, playing in a tough pool and with a number of new...
Ireland stun hosts South Africa as semi-finals confirmed at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa’s hopes of lifting the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 trophy on home turf were ended in stunning style when Ireland’s men emphatically eliminated the hosts on quarter-finals day at...
Brown wants to glitter in green and gold
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIn 2019, as the Blitzboks ran out to contest the final of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens at the Cape Town Stadium, Ronald Brown was in stands, with tears streaming down his face. He was only a spectator. Fast...
The wait is finally over for Du Plessis and the Blitzboks
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFew things excite a Springbok Sevens player more than running out onto the pitch at Cape Town Stadium to the cheer of thousands upon thousands of passionate supporters, and for Blitzbok flyer Muller du...
South Africa name Rugby World Cup Sevens squads
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok Sevens squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 have three bronze medalist survivors from 2018, in Siviwe Soyizwapi – who will lead the team – Selvyn Davids and Ryan Oosthuizen;...
Blitzboks have a job to do at the LA Sevens
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThere are few things as pleasing on the eye as Muller du Plessis in full flight, but for a huge chunk of the 2022 season, that privilege was not one the Blitzboks fans could enjoy. The wing picked...
Familiar look to Blitzboks for LA Sevens
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok Sevens squad to contest the HSBC LA Sevens at Dignity Health Sports Park next weekend have a familiar look to it despite missing some regulars who were integral to their victory at the Commonwealth...
Dazzling Blitzboks are Commonwealth Games kings
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok Sevens team won the gold medal at the Rugby Sevens event of the Commonwealth Games when they produced a brilliant performance to defeat Fiji 31-7 in a pulsating Final on Sunday evening in...
Mixed fortunes for Team SA on first day at Commonwealth Games
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok Sevens team have qualified for the Commonwealth Games quarter-finals after they beat Tonga (36-5) and Malaysia (46-0) in their two Pool B games in Birmingham on Friday, but it was a tough...
Five changes to Blitzbok squad for Spain trip
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok Sevens playmaker Justin Geduld will return to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time in two years after being named in the Blitzboks squad to contest the two forthcoming tournaments...
