Articles Tagged “Sevens”

  • BlitzBokke Roma2013

    BlitzBokke score 156 unanswered points in Rome

    The BlitzBokke training squad won all three of their pool matches on the opening day of the 2013 Roma Sevens tournament, played in the URC stadium in Rome on Friday. The South Africans had way…

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    Sir Titch names All Blacks7s for RWC7s

    The New Zealand Rugby Union today announced the All Blacks Sevens team to compete in Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow. Sir Gordon Tietjens revealed his team for Moscow at a special event at…

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    Arise, Sir Gordon Tietjens

    Mike Jansen, Hong Kong 2 June 2013 A day after spending an eventful day covering the historic British & Irish Lions crushing of the Barbarians in a steamy Hong Kong and a particularly long post-match…

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    USA Eagles name team for RWC7s

    The USA Eagles Sevens have released their Men’s squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, Russia, June 28-30. After a strong finish in this year’s Series, the Men’s Eagles will have some…

  • Frank on the run

    Legendary milestone for Frankie Horne

    Francis Henry Horne, affectionately known as Frankie, played his first Sevens World Series tournament back in the sands of Dubai in 2007. That was the ‘old’ Dubai… before the lush green, state-of-the-art facilities of The…

  • Delport Interview

    Delport ruled out of London7s

    Two days after lifting the Glasgow Sevens Cup at Scotstoun Stadium, the BlitzBokke suffered another injury setback. Top performer in the Glasgow tournament and veteran playmaker Paul Delport was ruled out due to a knee…

  • Cup Champions Cropped

    Champions of Glasgow

    South Africa was crowned Champions of the 2013 Glasgow Sevens earlier on Sunday. The BlitzBokke beat New Zealand 21 – 28 at the Scotstoun Stadium after the Kiwis went 14 – 7 ahead into the…

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    Hong Kong eyes Core Team spot

    Shortly after being named the only team sport to be included in the Hong Kong Sport Institute, Hong Kong’s national Sevens team are preparing to travel to London play in the Sevens World Series Finale.…

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    Glasgow7s: Fixtures and Results

    Tokyo Sevens champions South Africa has been drawn top of PoolA together with Samoa, Kenya and Canada. PoolB sees Series leader New Zealand with hosts Scotland, their neighbours England as well as Portugal. Australia heads…

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    BlitzBokke crowned Champions of Tokyo!

    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.…

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    Tokyo7s: Fixtures & Results

    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,…

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    BlitzBokke fans, action from Japan7s 2012

    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…