Articles Posted in the Japan Category

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    Paul Treu comments post Cup Final

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 31, 2013 | No Comments

    Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu had this to say after his side clinched their second title of the season. The BlitzBokke beat New Zealand for the second time in a Cup Final at the 2013…

    Posted in Japan, Videos

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    BlitzBokke crowned Champions of Tokyo!

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 31, 2013 | 1 Comment

    Mike Jansen, Easter Sunday 31 March 2013 The Springboks were crowned Champions of the 2013 Tokyo Sevens a short while ago. The BlitzBokke fought back tenaciously after trailing 0 – 12 at the half-time break.…

    Posted in Featured, Japan

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    BlitzBokke into Tokyo Cup QF

    by admin on Mar 30, 2013 | 1 Comment

    South Africa Sevens fans were kept on the edge of their seats as their team bounced back from an early loss to Fiji to book their place in tomorrow’s Cup knock-out round. South Africa shrugged…

    Posted in Japan

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    BlitzBokke aim to go Big in Japan

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 29, 2013 | No Comments

    Mike Jansen 29 March 2013 I was standing in the team pitch-side ‘dug-out‘ (to borrow a baseball term) at the Prince Chichibu Stadium when a South African put paid to the BlitzBokke’s chances of advancing…

    Posted in Japan

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    Tokyo7s: Fixtures & Results

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 28, 2013 | No Comments

    Former IRB Sevens Player of the Year Cecil Afrika will replace Paul Delport in Tokyo this weekend, who suffered a knee injury at the Hong Kong Sevens. While the return of Afrika is good news,…

    Posted in Japan

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    BlitzBokke fans, action from Japan7s 2012

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 26, 2013 | No Comments

    BlitzBokke.com’s Mike Jansen made the trek after last year’s Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens to Tokyo for last year’s inaugural Japan Sevens. So impressed was he with the tournament (despite the driving rain, wind, cold…

    Posted in Japan

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    IRB confirms Japan7s Pools

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 26, 2013 | No Comments

    The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for Round7 of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Tokyo Sevens at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground on 30-31 March 2013. The draw was made before the Cup…

    Posted in Japan

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    Cecil Africa to join BlitzBokke in Tokyo

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 26, 2013 | No Comments

    The legions of BlitzBokke fans who have been disappointed at the team’s poor showing at last weekend’s Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will be buoyed by the return of the exciting play-maker Cecil Africa. Cecil…

    Posted in Japan

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    Tokyo promises ‘Japanesque’ Sevens

    by admin on Mar 05, 2013 | No Comments

    The Japan Rugby Union has officially launched the Tokyo Sevens, Round 7 of the HSBC Sevens World Series on 30-31 March, announcing some exciting changes to the event for 2013. In its second year back…

    Posted in Japan

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    Flashback: Tokyo7s… Shinkansen

    by admin on Apr 05, 2012 | No Comments

    By Mike Jansen April 4, 2012 So much more to Sevens I read today that the International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman Bernard Lapasset asked for more ‘pom-pom girls/fun/fun people‘ at the Tokyo Sevens next year……

    Posted in Featured, Japan

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    Sad in Japan: Road to Tokyo (Part3)

    by Mike Jansen on Apr 03, 2012 | No Comments

    Mike Jansen April 3, 2012 In terms of the weather outlook, Day 2 of the Tokyo Sevens promised to be much better than Saturday. The crowd also didn’t disappoint either. By now I had my…

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    Cold in Japan: Road to Tokyo (Part2)

    by Mike Jansen on Apr 02, 2012 | 1 Comment

    Mike Jansen April 2, 2012 I cannot remember when last I have been this cold. Temperatures in Tokyo plummeted to 5degrees overnight. Having lived in Asia for over a decade, I have never experienced temperatures…

    Posted in Japan, Mike's Ramblings