Articles Tagged “Kyle”

  • BlitzBokke make Vegas Cup Final

    BlitzBokke make Vegas Cup Final

    The Springbok Sevens stunned the England team (and several scribes on Twitter) by winning their Cup Semi-final against Ben Ryan’s men. After an error-ridden first-half where they gave away two quick England tries (Norton, Rodwell),…

  • Vegas is freezing!

    Vegas is freezing!

    Ahhhh Vegas is freezing!!! tweeted Springbok Sevens skipper Kyle Brown a few minutes ago. While it is just after 2pm on Wednesday in Hong Kong (after 8am in South Africa), it is late (after 10pm)…

  • Sevens as a career?

    Sevens as a career?

    South African Sevens coach Paul Treu was one of the pioneers when it comes to making it financially worthwhile for his players who made the decision to dedicate them to the game of Sevens rugby.…

  • Cool, wet NZI Sevens?

    Cool, wet NZI Sevens?

    “Blady cold here omw…” (sic) wrote Springbok Sevens player Lubabalo Mtembu on his FaceBook page this morning. ‘Tera’ as he is also known as, is of course referring to the weather in Wellington, New Zealand…

  • Travel safe, BlitzBokke

    Travel safe, BlitzBokke

    The Springbok Sevens team are currently en-route to Wellington, New Zealand for the 3rd tournament of the 2010/2011 HSBC Sevens World Series. This happens amidst the news that former-President Nelson Mandela is indeed doing well…

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    BlitzBokke ready to go

    The BlitzBokke will return to their Stellenbosch HQ on Monday, raring to go as they start their preparation for the rest of the 2010/2011 HSBC Sevens World Series. After the initial tournaments in Dubai and…

  • KyleBrownCosmoMan

    Kyle Brown: Cosmo Man

    I was probably one of the first listeners to tune into Seth Rotherham’s trendsetting 2OceansVibe Radio when it went live via the internet for the first time. A spin-off from his award-winning (OK, he actually…

  • Teams ready to ‘Push the Tempo’

    Teams ready to ‘Push the Tempo’

    The 16 teams competing in this weekend’s Emirates Airline SA Sevens tournament are ready to ‘Push the Tempo’ and are promising spectators to look forward to great non-stop rugby entertainment in George this weekend. Springboks…

  • Dubai Day1: Kyle Brown

    Dubai Day1: Kyle Brown

    Supersport rugby editor Brenden Nel spoke to South African Sevens skipper Kyle Brown as well as Frankie Horne after Day 1 of the 2010 Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens: Frankie Horne:

  • SARU confirms Mapoe, Noble back for the BlitzBokke

    SARU confirms Mapoe, Noble back for the BlitzBokke

    SARU confirmed this afternoon that the former Springbok Sevens player Lionel Mapoe  is now a ‘current’ Springbok Sevens player. Powerful winger Lionel Mapoe has been included in the Springbok Sevens training squad who get together…

  • SARU honours for Kyle Brown

    SARU honours for Kyle Brown

    Current Springbok skipper Kyle Brown was yesterday named as the South African Rugby Union’s Sevens Player of the Year. SARU Sevens Player of the Year, Kyle Brown The award came shortly after news that the BlitzBok…

  • Brown, Du Preez to sit out Delhi Games

    Brown, Du Preez to sit out Delhi Games

    BlitzBokke coach Paul Treu has been forced to amend his side for the upcoming Commonwealth Games due to the injuries sustained by skipper Kyle Brown and the up-and-coming Branco Du Preez.  The pair have been…