South African Sevens coach Neil Powell has produced a positive Covid-19 result and has been admitted to an isolation facility in Kagashimo where the squad are currently in at a pre-Tokyo Olympics training camp.
The Blitzboks have been cleared to continue their journey to Kagoshima City and their preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.
The Team SA men’s Sevens team have been given the green light to continue their preparations for the Tokyo Olympics with all players in the squad being cleared by local health authorities.
Team SA’s men’s Sevens squad have gone into quarantine after landing in Japan ahead of the Tokyo Olympics following a Covid-19 positive case on board their flight.
The South African men’s Sevens team’s group fixtures and kick-off times at the Tokyo Olympics have been confirmed.
The South African men’s Sevens team departed South Africa on Monday, headed for the Tokyo Olympics – and hopefully a gold medal.
SASCOC has confirm the final South African men’s Sevens squad to represent the country at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
Team South Africa will win a bronze medal in the men’s Sevens at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, if leading bookmakers are to be believed.
The Blitzboks have been drawn alongside the USA, Kenya and Ireland in Pool C for the sevens event at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in Japan.
Justin Geduld and Dylan Sage have been included in the 17-man preliminary Rugby Sevens squad for Tokyo 2020 announced by SASCOC.
Rosko Specman is set to make his Springbok debut but has a choice to make – Tokyo Olympics with the Blitzboks or the prestigious British & Irish Lions series?
Blitzboks newbies Lubabalo Dobela and Ronald Brown are eager to do their bit in the hunt for Olympic gold in Tokyo in a few weeks time.
David has dotted down 18 times in 32 matches for the Blitzboks and has true try-scoring ability on the wing, but will be asked to pack down at hooker.
Werner Kok wore nothing but a South African-themed Speedo to a Sharks training session this week – and set pulses racing!
Rosko Specman earned the nickname “Specmagic” for his exhilarating, spectacular and majestic running ability under the Blitzboks
World Rugby and hosts, SA Rugby, have confirmed that the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town will take place from 9-11 September.
The Blitzboks squad showed their experience and physical presence on the second day of the Rugby Africa Solidarity Sevens Camp.
The Blitzboks last played international rugby in March 2020, when they contested the HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver.
Rosko Specman is reportedly no longer in the frame to play for the Blitzboks at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Blitzboks will stay at the Sun Royal Hotel in Kagoshima, use the nearby Shiranami Stadium for field and gymnasium sessions.
The Cape Town Sevens will be the final leg of a revamped and shortened HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2021.
Blitzboks coach Neil Powell was happy that his side got a run out this week even if it wasn’t exactly how they expected it to go down.
SA Rugby have announced two coaching appointments in their rugby departments – in Sevens and in Junior Rugby.
In a blow to their preparations for the Olympics, the Blitzboks have been forced to withdraw from the Sevens Series warm-ups in Spain.
‘It’s not how hard you fall, but how quickly you get up’ is a well-used slogan in sport and for the Blitzboks Muller du Plessis, this is true in many ways.