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Pics from London & Edinburgh

by Mike Jansen on Jun 05, 2010 | No Comments

Here at BlitzBokke.com HQ in far-flung Hong Kong, we are moerse (very) privileged to have dedicated Springbok Sevens fans in all of the cities where the IRB Sevens World Series takes place. Many of you stay in…

Posted in BlitzBok Fans, Edinburgh 2009/2010, Fan Zone, London Sevens 2009/2010
Edinburgh Sevens: highlights

by Mike Jansen on Jun 03, 2010 | No Comments

What a finale to the 2009/2010 Sevens World Series! I hope you all enjoyed the Edinburgh Sevens as much as we did here at BlitzBokke.com HQ. To help you relive the best moments from the…

Posted in Edinburgh 2009/2010
Treu: Well done, Samoa

by Mike Jansen on May 31, 2010 | No Comments

Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, praised Samoa after the Pacific Islanders clinched their first IRB Sevens World Series title at Murrayfield in Edinburgh yesterday, beating Australia 41-14 in the Cup Final. Earlier Samoa won their…

Posted in Edinburgh 2009/2010
SA crashes out of Cup challenge

by Mike Jansen on May 30, 2010 | 1 Comment

Samoa has turned the tables on South Africa after their loss to the reigning Scotland Sevens champions a week ago by shutting out the Springboks 19-0. The BlitzBokke had no reserves left in their arsenal in reply to Samoa’s…

Posted in Edinburgh 2009/2010
BlitzBokke vs Samoa in Edinburgh

by Mike Jansen on May 30, 2010 | No Comments

The Springbok Sevens are through to the quarter-finals of the Edinburgh Sevens and will face Samoa tomorrow at Murrayfield despite losing their last Pool B match 24-27 against traditional rivals New Zealand. Hosts Scotland faces…

Posted in Edinburgh 2009/2010
London Sevens highlights

by Mike Jansen on May 29, 2010 | No Comments

The 2010 London Sevens was indeed a record-breaking event. Not only did organisers manage to gather all the city’s retired Super-Heroes in one place (lol!) but Australia manged to win their first-ever title since Brisbane in 2002, albeit against…

Posted in London Sevens 2009/2010
The Makatini’s!

by Mike Jansen on May 28, 2010 | 1 Comment

(Don’t scroll down, watch the Intro YouTube video before scrolling down) Intro: Fast forward to Edinburgh May 2010: Ladies & Gentlemen, the Springbok Makatini’s: Fabian Makatini & Cecil Makatini (Pic: David Van Der Sandt) Cecil…

Posted in Edinburgh 2009/2010
BlitzBokke ready for big finish

by Mike Jansen on May 27, 2010 | No Comments

The Scotland Sevens at Murrayfield will be the Springbok Sevens’ last opportunity to win an IRB Sevens World Series tournament this season and coach, Paul Treu will be hoping his team can go one step better than last…

Posted in Edinburgh 2009/2010
Good, Better but nowhere near our Best…

by Mike Jansen on May 24, 2010 | No Comments

“Eish! Brilliant display against Samoa, BlitzBokke!” I posted the line above on my FaceBook page after South Africa’s inspiring win over Series log-leaders Samoa. Like the old days – Reader and BlitzBokke supporter Trish added from…

Posted in London Sevens 2009/2010
SA upsets England Sevens applecart

by Mike Jansen on May 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

The Springbok Sevens team caused a bit of an upset by denying England a successful title defense at the England Sevens. The BlitzBokke beat England by 17-12, thanks to a two-try blitz in the first…

Posted in London Sevens 2009/2010
BlitzBokke to face defending champions

by Mike Jansen on May 22, 2010 | No Comments

South Africa will face the London Seven 2009 defending champions England in the Cup quarter-finals of this year’s tournament. The BlitzBokke finished top of Pool C thanks to their superior points difference. Cecil Afrika in…

Posted in London Sevens 2009/2010
Sorrie Kyle…

by Mike Jansen on May 21, 2010 | No Comments

As we reported today, Springbok Sevens skipper Kyle Brown has been ruled out of the penultimate tournament (and most probably the Scotland-leg as well) of the IRB Sevens World Series. SARU confirmed today that Kyle Brown, the…

Posted in London Sevens 2009/2010