Vegas is ready for some real action!
While I am typing this, most of the teams who are part of the IRB Sevens World Series are en-route to what was once the world’s capital of gambling. While that mantle has been taken over by the Chinese Special Administrative Area (SAR) of Macau, the Americans have pulled out all the stops to prepare [...]
Vegas… hie kom ‘n ding!
The following article may or may not have anything to do with Rugby Sevens. Not to take anything away from the upcoming New Zealand NZI Sevens in Wellington next weekend, but we just received an e-mail from the organisers of the USA leg of the IRB Sevens World Series to be hosted in Las Vegas a week after Wellington and [...]
What a Final!
06 February 2010
Eish! What a display of Sevens Rugby! Iliesa Tanivula’s Fijian side beat their South-Sea rivals Samoa by 19-14 in an action-packed, closely-fought Cup Final of the NZI Sevens in Wellington, New Zealand. The nail-biting game went all the way down to the wire, with Samoa unfortunately not able to score a final try in the final seconds of the game. [...]
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Update: SA vs. AUS
06 February 2010
Plate Final: South Africa vs. Australia (Referee: JP Doyle) First Half: Try: Chase Minnaar (5-0) Try: Mzwandile Stick (10-0) Try: Rayno Benjamin after some sloppy passing on the Aussie goalline (17-0) Try: Stennard (Aus) Aussie sneaks one in after the half-time hooter (17-5) Second Half Try: Foley (Aus) (17-14) Try: Situati (Aus) (17-21) Try: Mzwandile Stick (Brilliant Kick-and-chase) (22-21) Try: Sills(Aus) (22-26) Final Score Australia 26 – 22 [...]
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SA thru to Plate Final
06 February 2010
While most Kiwis were celebrating Waitangi Day, New Zealand’s National Day didn’t start on a happy note for the BlitzBokke. The South Africans went down to Fiji’s big men (5 – 21) in their fifth consecutive loss to the islanders. BlitzBokke.com was embarrassingly caught napping (literally) at the time of the game, but you can [...]
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BlitzBokke finish 2nd in Pool A
05 February 2010
New Zealand beat South Africa in a tough but scrappy game (19 – 7) to secure a Cup quarter-final match against trans-Tasman neighbours Australia. South Africa finished Day 1 of the NZI Sevens second overall in Pool A and will have an even tougher match against a rampant Fiji side. The line-up for Day 2 of the NZI Sevens Bowl Competition (Quarter-finals) Wales vs. Papua New [...]
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Two down, one biggie to go!
05 February 2010
South Africa made a solid start on Day 1 of the NZI Sevens in Wellington. First they saw off the small island nation Nuie by 38-10, with new BlitzBok Steven Huntgetting a brace of tries. Kyle Brown, Cecil Africa and speedster Rayno Benjamin also added their names to the tally of scorers. The BlitzBokke’s 38-5 crushing defeat [...]
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Treu writes for SARU
04 February 2010
In another of his regular columns for the South African Rugby Union (SARU) Springbok Sevens mentor Paul Treu shares his thoughts on the way forward for his charges. He particularly mentions the lessons he learnt from current IRB Sevens World Series log leaders New Zealand and what he wants his players to take from it. The following article originally [...]
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Re-think for BlitzBok Coach
03 February 2010
His side’s disappointing start to the 2009/2010 IRB Sevens World Sevens season and yet another loss of key players to injury and provincial/Super Rugby commitments. These are once again the variables that has forced Paul Treu to re-think his strategy when the Series re-starts in Wellington this weekend. Decimated side The South African Sevens team is in New Zealand [...]
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Treu speaks before NZ Sevens
03 February 2010
Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu shares his views on the eve of his side’s departure for the 3rd and 4th legs of the IRB Sevens World Series in New Zealand and the USA. He also talks about the loss of ’sweeper’ Renfred Dazel and the inclusion of 4 un-capped players for this tour. If you visit the [...]
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Treu pulls in an Aussie touch coach
02 February 2010
If there’s one thing that you can add to BlitzBokke coach Paul Treu’s arsenal of skills coaches, it’s that he has NO scruples in choosing the best of the best in preparing his charges for their quest to re-gain their IRB Sevens World Series crown, be they career & personal development, psychological development or, in [...]
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Early morning for NZI Sevens fans in SA
01 February 2010
Well, call it an early morning or a late night, Sevens fans in South Africa who wish to catch all of Day 1’s 24 games as well as the knockout rounds (Day 2) from Wellington in New Zealand are in for it. Due to the vast time-difference between Wellington and South Africa, game 1 of Day 1 as [...]
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Treu writes for the IRB
30 January 2010
In his first article for the new year on irb.com, BlitzBokke.com coach Paul Treu reflects on the difficult road ahead for his Team. Ironically, he commented on playmaker Renfred Dazel’s recovery ahead of the New Zealand Sevens just ONE DAY before the Springbok was withdrawn from the squad for Wellington and Las Vegas. The Springbok Sevens squad [...]
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Video flashback: NZ Sevens 2009
29 January 2010
Last year this time, as the video announcer said, it was all about ONE TEAM… South Africa. How things have changed, ne?! The BlitzBokke have lost half of their regular stalwarts and coach Paul has included 4 newcomers to his side to contest the Wellington and Las Vegas tournaments. To top it all, the Bokke are [...]
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