Articles Posted in the Australia Category

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    ARU confirms Gold Coast Sevens for 2013/14 Season

    The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) today confirmed the 2013 Gold Coast Sevens tournament would return to one of Australia’s most vibrant cities on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October. Following a successful move to a…

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    Kyle Brown: Fiji is beatable

    The Springbok Sevens team’s inspirational captain last night spoke to the Ballz Visual Radio team about the Blitzbokke’s effort at the Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch. The South Africans had a great opening day…

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    Paul Treu: We played well

    The Springbok Sevens (Blitzbokke) bounced back from their Cup semi-final loss against Fiji to outplay Kenya 41-7 and claim third place at the Gold Coast Sevens – Fever Pitch on Sunday morning (SA time). Fiji…

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    Fiji seals back-to-back Gold Coast wins

    Fiji have secured their second Gold Coast Sevens Fever Pitch Championship title after defeating New Zealand in the Cup Final tonight. The 2012 Gold Coast Sevens Fever Pitch wrapped up the second day of competition…

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    Blitzbokke shine in the Gold Coast sun

    After a disappointing 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series, long-suffering fans of the Blitzbokke will take heart from the Boys’ performance at Skilled Park today. After many a season of playing second-fiddle, the Springboks beat arch…

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    Gold Coast 7s: Day 2 Fixtures & Results

    South Africa has to be the form-team going into Day2 of the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens. For this correspondent, the other stand-out performance has to go to coach Mike Friday’s Kenya Sevens team. As a…

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    Gold Coast 7s: Day1 Results

    The results from Day1 of the 2012 Gold Coast 7s will be updated below as it happens, so REFRESH your browser regularly. Alternatively you could add @BlitzBokke on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news, pictures and results…

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    Blitzbokke aiming for good Series start

    Blitzbokke fans all over the globe will agree with the press release that hit the BlitzBokke.com Inbox this evening. One only has to browse through the comments on our FaceBook Pages to realise just how…

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    Treu: We want to make things right

    The legion of Springbok Sevens fans across the world will be encouraged by the words of coach Paul Treu when he spoke to IRBSevens.com in Brisbane this week. The Blitzbokke are in Brisbane on the…

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    Ben Ryan impressed with young Hong Kong side

    The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union men’s sevens squad had a timely boost ahead of the winner-take-all clash at this weekend’s HSBC Asian Sevens Series’ (HSBC A7s) Mumbai Sevens with a hit-out against the England…

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    Gold Coast 7s fixtures: Day1

    Sevens fans in South Africa who have been eagerly awaiting the start of the 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series will have to get the early-morning coffee ready this weekend. That’s because the Series kicks off…

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    Blitzbokke caps for Johannes and Isbell

    Coach Paul Treu has included two new caps in his 12-man Springbok Sevens squad for round one of the HSBC Sevens World Series at the Gold Coast on 13 and 14 October in Australia. Reuben…