Cecil Afrika steps down from international sevens rugby
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The most celebrated Springbok Sevens player of his generation, Cecil Afrika, has ended his official Blitzboks journey after 12 seasons of highlights and achievements, but hasn’t quite given up on his Olympic dream.
🗣 ANNOUNCEMENT!!
— Springbok Sevens (@Blitzboks) June 8, 2020
The 👑 retires his crown.
⚡️💥 Legend's run comes to end. https://t.co/KJ5mPgXegn pic.twitter.com/rkpEqUXjtD
Unless called upon, South Africa’s highest points’ scorer will not don the Blitzbok colours again after a mutual agreement between the player and Springbok Sevens management.
Afrika's national contract will run its course at the end of July and with no international matches or tournaments scheduled in that time, it means that the former World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year (2011) will bow out after 345 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series matches and a points’ tally of 1462.
Afrika, who made his debut in Dubai in 2009, played in his final and 66th tournament for his country in Vancouver in March this year. He was part of two World Series-winning Blitzbok squads (2017 and 2018), as well as the South African team that won Commonwealth Games gold (2014) and Olympic bronze (2016) medals.
