Quewin Nortje is relishing the opportunity to run out for the Blitzboks again when the new World Sevens Series season kicks off in a month’s time. Nortje can still recall his emotions when he walked into the national sevens set-up a year ago, not quite knowing what to expect, but fully prepared to give it
Philip Snyman has been appointed as head coach of the Blitzboks after taking charge of the team in an acting capacity for the last six months, SA Rugby has announced. Snyman took over as interim coach in March, following a series of poor results, and under his guidance, the Blitzboks won the World Rugby Sevens
Olympic bronze medallists, the Blitzboks will be back in action on home soil during the popular Cape Town leg of the World Sevens Series in December. Philip Snyman’s charges and 23 of the best men’s and women’s sevens teams on the planet will converge on the Mother City over the weekend of 7 and 8
The South African sevens team were one of the standout entertainers at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, highlighted by this compilation video of their best tries. WATCH: Snoop on Dup #ICYMI here’s some of the #BlitsBoks tries during the Paris Olympics 🏉🔥#PoweredByUnity pic.twitter.com/jqzhj58sgL — Springbok Sevens (@Blitzboks) July 30, 2024 Photo: @Blitzboks/Twitter
The Blitzboks scored a try in the final play to beat six-man Australia in a thrilling playoff to secure an Olympic Games bronze medal on Saturday. Tries from Selvyn Davids and Shaun Williams, to go with a brace from forward Zain Davids, took the Blitzboks to a 26-19 victory in the bronze medal playoffs in
Follow the live action as the Blitzboks take on France in the sevens semi-finals at the Paris Olympics. Tweets by SVNSSeries
Philip Snyman praised his team after a stunning victory over New Zealand that will see the Blitzboks contest for an Olympic Games medal against hosts France on Saturday. South Africa beat Japan by 49-5 to sneak into the playoffs – they had to win by 21 points or more – and then showed sheer defensive
The Blitzboks produced a sensational defensive effort to knock out New Zealand and progress to the Olympic Games semi-finals on Thursday. An incredible defensive rearguard saw the eighth-ranked Springbok Sevens hold on to a 14-7 lead and avenge their pool-stage defeat to New Zealand in the Olympic medal quarter-finals in Paris. The Blitzboks move on
Follow the live action as the Blitzboks take on New Zealand in the sevens quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics. Tweets by SVNSSeries
The Blitzboks produced a dominant attacking performance to thrash Japan and secure their place in the Olympic Games medal playoffs on Thursday. Ryan Oosthuizen and Shilton van Wyk scored two tries each as the Blitzboks claimed a 49-5 victory over Japan, bouncing back in style from a winless first day of the campaign on Wednesday.
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