BlitzBokke for Aussie & Hong Kong
Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu has made two changes to the BlitzBokke team who will contest the next two tournaments of the IRB Sevens World Series, the Australian Sevens in Adelaide and the biggest Sevens on the circuit, the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens. South Africa will defend its Adelaide title in Australia from 19- 21 March, [...]
Tuks to play in Womens HK Sevens
Organizers of the Cable & Wireless Worldwide Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens 2010 (HKWRS) today announced the 12 participating teams to compete in this year’s event. Due to the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup being held in England in September, this year’s tournament field will play host to a mixed roster of highly competitive national teams [...]
Buy your replica shirts NOW!
Folks, the Hong Kong Sevens is just over 3 weeks away, so you have just SO many days to get your replica jersey now if you have any chance of showing your Bok allegiance on the South Stand, or in the “South African Corner” of the Hong Kong Stadium for that matter! Canterbury South Africa has an online store just for [...]
HK 7’s: African Affair in Pool F
BlitzBokke.com attended the official draw for the 2010 “Mother of all Sevens” The Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2010. Officials from the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, sponsors, players and as well as the Acting Chief Secretary of the HK Govt. Mr Stephen Lam met in Central tonight to conduct the official draw for the 2010 [...]
Treu writes for SARU
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 [...]
Hong Kong Parade of Champions
The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union yesterday announced the 24 international teams taking part in the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2010. 12 Core Teams This year’s tournament again welcomes the 12 core teams participating in the IRB Sevens World Series in 2009/10: Argentina, Australia, England, Fiji (defending Hong Kong champions), France, Kenya, New Zealand, Samoa, [...]
HK Sevens SOLD OUT!
The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union announced that after yesterday’s successful online ticket sale, the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens is now sold out. Online and telephone sales opened at 10am (Hong Kong time) on Saturday January 16 and by 3pm the SOLD OUT signs for the 5000 ticket allotment went up. With strong demand [...]
BlitzBokke for Aussie & Hong Kong
10 March 2010
Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu has made two changes to the BlitzBokke team who will contest the next two tournaments of the IRB Sevens World Series, the Australian Sevens in Adelaide and the biggest Sevens on the circuit, the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens. South Africa will defend its Adelaide title in Australia from 19- 21 March, [...]
Posted in 2009/2010 Season, Adelaide 2009/2010, General News, Hong Kong 2009/2010Comments (0)
Cathay Pacific: The Fun Is Back!
09 March 2010
I just caught the Cathay Pacific television advertisement for the 2010 Hong Kong Sevens on local English-language TV channel Pearl TV. Cathay Pacific is, of course the national airline/carrier of Hong Kong and co-sponsor together with Credit Suisse of the BIGGEST Sevens on the IRB Sevens World Circuit. The tag-line for Cathay’s 2010 tv advert is “The [...]
Posted in Party-time!Comments (0)
Tuks Women drawn with NZ Maori
08 March 2010
The official draw for the Cable & Wireless Worldwide Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens took place at King’s Park this evening where twelve women’s teams were drawn into four Pools. The participating teams are: Arabian Gulf, Aussie Amazons, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia (debut), NZ Aotearoa Maori, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, SA Tuks (South Africa debut). Pool [...]
Posted in Womens HK SevensComments (2)
HK’s Pearl TV getting into the 7’s spirit
07 March 2010
The Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens kicks off at the Hong Kong Stadium on Friday March 26, 2010 and to get the locals into the Sevens Rugby spirit, local English-language TV station, Pearl TV has started screening the first 4 tournaments of the 2009/2010 IRB Sevens Series (Dubai, George, Wellington and Las Vegas). Pearl TV [...]
Posted in Fringe Events in 7's Week, HK Sevens 2010, Hong Kong 2010, Womens HK SevensComments (0)
Vuyo drops in on Champion Tour (pics)
06 March 2010
Former Springbok Sevens star Vuyo Zangqa added his name on the Champion Tour honours board when the Tour made a four hour long stop earlier today in Potchefstroom. The more than 2 000 visitors that stepped onto the specially built trophy-filled trailer edged the visitor mark to almost 60 000. With two more weeks to go [...]
Posted in General News, SARU NewsComments (0)
Serevi joins Skinstad at HK Tens 2010
05 March 2010
Organisers of the GFI Hong Kong Football Club Tens 2010 announced the line-up for this year’s tournment. Sixteen teams comprising of former and future stars will come from every corner of the globe to celebrate 25 years of the Tens alongside the best that local rugby can offer. Started in 1986 to celebrate the centenary of [...]
Posted in Hong Kong TensComments (2)
VIDEO: Wallabies boss in Sevens heaven
04 March 2010
Mark Davies, the admin of the Adelaide Sevens FaceBook Group, sent us the following story: WALLABIES coach Robbie Deans has backed Adelaide as a home for major rugby sevens tournaments in the lead up to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. With the International Rugby Union still to determine its calendar of events following the decision [...]
Posted in Adelaide 2009/2010Comments (0)
Profile:Mzwandile Stick
03 March 2010
Personal Details Full Name: Mzwandile Wanky Stick Nickname: Stokololo (named after a short SA drummer, name and band unknown) Born: Port Elizabeth Date: 05 October 1984 Height: 181cm Weight: 87 kg Marital Status: Single What do you listen to: House music What do you like to eat: pasta, chicken Umqombothi or Milk Stout: “Umqombothi, because it’s our traditional beer!” Favourite Sevens tournament: Hong Kong School (Primary): Stephen Mazumgula Primary School (High): Newell High [...]
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3 new call-ups to Bok training squad
28 February 2010
The BlitzBokke return to their Stellenbosch HQ tomorrow to resume their preparation for the next two legs of the IRB Sevens World Series. Coach Paul Treu has named a 22-man training squad in preparation for the Adelaide Sevens and a week later, the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens. In naming his squad who will report to Stellenbosh tomorrow, Treu added [...]
Posted in General News, Meet the BlitzBokkeComments (0)
SA vroublaser vir Hong Kong 7’s
27 February 2010
Ek lees vanoggend hierdie goeie nuus in the Kaap-Rapport: (Scroll to the end of the page for an English translation. Story by Carryn-Anne Nel in Worcester, Picture by Lizane Louw) ’n Persoonlike deurbraak vir ’n Kapenaar – en dít met haar fluitjie. Roslyn Fortuin (38), ’n skeidsregter van Worcester, blaas in Maart in haar eerste internasionale rugbywedstryd by die (Cathay Pacific/Credit [...]
Posted in Hong Kong 2010Comments (0)
Know our Anthem
26 February 2010
The Hong Kong Sevens is almost upon us and with the Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu having declared his mission to capture the Cup for the first time ever, it’s time to polish our knowledge of the South African National Anthem. I noticed at the previous Cup Finals, notably the New Zealand and USA Sevens, that the anthems [...]
Posted in BlitzBok FansComments (1)
Bok-fans: Let’s organise ourselves!
24 February 2010
No matter what IRB Sevens World Series tournament you attend, there are always very distinct supporters groups in the stands. Two stand-out groups at these tournaments inevitably are the Kenyans & Fijians. How is it that they are seemingly so organised and the Saffas not? Mense, it is time we change this anomaly. Kenyan fans at the USA Sevens [...]
Posted in Supporters Group: USAComments (0)
SARU expresses faith in Coach Treu
23 February 2010
Sport24.com today reported that Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu and his management team have been given another contract to guide the BlitzBokke for 3 more years. The Interim Executive Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) has agreed to extend the contract of Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, and his management for three more years. The decision was taken at the [...]
Posted in General News, SARU NewsComments (0)
Mission Hong Kong
22 February 2010
South Africa will be determined to build on their improved performance in Las Vegas when the Springbok Sevens team contests the next two IRB Sevens World Series tournaments in Australia and Hong Kong next month. In previous years, the IRB Sevens World Series resumed with the Hong Kong Sevens following the USA-leg, moving on to Adelaide a week [...]
Posted in General News, Hong Kong 2010Comments (0)
Bokke, please drop the ‘AWESOME’!
20 February 2010
Those of you who are on my friends-list on FaceBook may have noticed that I’m a stickler when it comes to repetitive words in South African sport, especially in SA rugby. I follow sports news reports and interviews on a daily basis and one word that would like to be banned from the SA rugby lexicon is: AWESOME. Ja, listen [...]
Posted in General NewsComments (0)
Aussie Sevens Draw
19 February 2010
BlitzBokke.com has a network of friends in all the cities where the IRB Sevens World Series takes place. Our mate Mark Davies sent us the following from Down-under: (Times given below is local. Equivalent time in SA is 8 hours 30 minutes back /2 hours 30 mins in HK) Hi everyone, The Pools have now been drawn for the 2010 Adelaide International [...]
Posted in Adelaide 2009/2010Comments (0)
Braam calls on the Champions Tour
17 February 2010
In an earlier post, we told you about SARU’s fantastic Champions Tour project that aims to show-case all the trophies that SA teams have won over the last couple of seasons (and ‘driven’ by 7’s Cappie, Mzwandile Stick). Of course our very own BlitzBokke’s IRB Sevens World Series Champions trophy is in there with the likes of [...]
Posted in General News, SARU NewsComments (0)
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