Articles Tagged “2009”

  • Experience Taiwan!

    Experience Taiwan!

    I first arrived in Taiwan, aka Ilha Formosa (the “beautiful island“) many moons ago.  Some of my everlasting memories of the island is strangely not the heat and humidity. I had experienced that in Singapore before. …

  • Paul Treu rakes in another award!

    Paul Treu rakes in another award!

    Our triumphant BlitzBok coach last night received yet another award.  Some time ago, we reported on the award bestowed on Paul Treu by Men’s Health.  This time around it was The SAB Sports Journalist of the Year for 2009 who…

  • Way to go, Coach!

    Way to go, Coach!

    BlitzBok coach Paul Treu for once donned his finest for the Men’s Health Best Man 2009 Award.  The coach and his Springbok Sevens Team were awarded the Sport Award in the popular South African Men’s…

  • No Scottish title, but we still ARE the Champions!

    No Scottish title, but we still ARE the Champions!

    As they did in Hong Kong in March, Fiji has denied us a dream finish. However, know this: We are the Champions of Dubai 2008, We are the Champions of George 2008, We are the…

  • The Edinburgh Cup Finalists.

    The Edinburgh Cup Finalists.

    Reigning IRB Sevens World Series Champions South Africa will meet Fiji in the Cup Final of the final tournament on the 2008/2009 IRB Sevens Circuit to set up a return of the Hong Kong Cup Final clash. …

  • Give it up for Scotland!

    Give it up for Scotland!

    Scotland, You did well to make it this far in your home tournament.  By overcoming neighbours England you showed your pedigree. You took us right to the wire. We salute you. However, like your coach…

  • Champions of the Sevens Series!

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    Champions of the Sevens Series!

  • (Game 1:SA vs. France) Treu is happy.

    (Game 1:SA vs. France) Treu is happy.

    “We’re not normally a morning team” said Paul Treu after the Springboks’ comfortable win over France in the first game of the Edinburgh Sevens.  He also declared that he was ”happy” with the win especially with…

  • Treu makes 2 changes for Murrayfield

    Treu makes 2 changes for Murrayfield

    Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu has made two changes to his team for this weekend’s Edinburgh Sevens, the final stop in the International Rugby Board’s World Sevens Series for 2008/09. The experienced Marius Schoeman, who…

  • Dazel & Mbiyozo make IRB Sevens Player of the Year list

    Dazel & Mbiyozo make IRB Sevens Player of the Year list

    The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced a shortlist of six nominees for IRB Sevens Player of the Year, the first of the IRB Awards in association with Emirates Airline to be presented this year.The announcement…

  • Murrayfield Pools, fixtures, TV-times

    Murrayfield Pools, fixtures, TV-times

    POOL A: South Africa, New Zealand, France, USA POOL B: Fiji, Australia, Portugal, Spain POOL C: Kenya, England, Canada, Scotland POOL D: Argentina, Samoa, Wales, Georgia ———————————————————————————————————————————————– The Day 1 fixtures with require some channel-hopping…

  • Cheers & all the best, Robert Ebersohn.

    Cheers & all the best, Robert Ebersohn.

    Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu has decided to release playmaker Robert Ebersohn one game before the end of the current IRB Sevens World Series.  Ebersohn leaves the BlitzBokke to take the leadership position of the…