The Springbok Sevens team travel to 10 destinations across the world during the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Stedman Gans took his camera along during some of these trips - and here is the evidence!
There is a real belief amongst the players in the Springbok Sevens squad that they are improving as a team and doing the...
Fifty seven tournaments into his HSBC SVNS career (and 154 tries later), Siviwe Soyizwapi returns to Hong Kong for a six...
Gino Cupido will make his debut for the Springbok Sevens team in Hong Kong next weekend after being named in the squad f...
Hot-stepping Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe became the first backline player since 2013 to take the prestigious SA Ru...
The Springbok Sevens finished in a commendable second place at the HSBC SVNS Vancouver at BC Place on Monday morning (SA...
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"Chasing the Sun" is a behind-the-scenes documentary on the Springboks' 2019 Rugby World Cup triumph, from SA Rugby and SuperSport.
The SA Rugby Elite Player Development (EPD) programme continues to make big strides in identifying and grooming the top junior talent in the country – despite the lockdown – by engaging with provincial coaches and the players using series of communications methods.
If the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup triumph was a heroic tale, the story behind the famous win is even more remarkable.
In 2007, the Vodacom Bulls became the first SA team to lift the Vodacom Super Rugby trophy - then still Super 14 - when they beat the Cell C Sharks with a last-minute Bryan Habana try in Durban.
The Brumbies flew to Pretoria in 2013 for a tough Vodacom Super Rugby semi-final, and caused a big upset against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.
Springbok and Vodacom Bulls fullback Warrick Gelant is making use of his time in lockdown isolation to keep in shape as much as he can, training at home and keeping up with current affairs.
Should there be no sports allowed for the remainder of 2020, the Varsity Cup board has agreed that - as FNB Madibaz had already achieved an unassailable log points tally on the combined log of 2019 and 2020 - they will be promoted to the FNB Varsity Cup.
It was a high-scoring affair at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, with the defending champions, the Vodacom Bulls, ending up beating the Waratahs by 48-38 in this Vodacom Super Rugby encounter.
In February 2010, a Vodacom Super Rugby record was set at Emirates Airline Park In Johannesburg, where the Chiefs beat the Emirates Lions by 72-65, with a total of 18 tries scored.
Tendai Mtawarira knows more than most about the challenge of facing the British & Irish Lions. The 'Beast' became a household name during that epic 2009 series thanks to a destructive performance in the first Test in Durban which immediately passed into legend.
"Chasing the Sun" is a behind-the-scenes documentary on the Springboks' 2019 Rugby World Cup triumph, from SA Rugby and SuperSport.
Springbok and Vodacom Bulls fullback Warrick Gelant is making use of his time in lockdown isolation to keep in shape as much as he can, training at home and keeping up with current affairs.
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Oosthuizen: Blitzboks’ belief and smiles are realThere is a real belief amongst the players in the Springbok Sevens squad that they are improving as a team and doing the right things well has become a blueprint for them, according to experienced forward Ryan Oosthuizen, who arrived in Hong Kong this week for a seventh time as a Blitzbok.
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Blitzboks to keep eye on the prize in Hong KongFifty seven tournaments into his HSBC SVNS career (and 154 tries later), Siviwe Soyizwapi returns to Hong Kong for a sixth time, older and wiser, but just as determined as he was in 2016, when he made his Blitzbok debut at the Hong Kong Stadium.
Team announcement
Cupido to debut as Snyman changes three for HKGino Cupido will make his debut for the Springbok Sevens team in Hong Kong next weekend after being named in the squad for the trip east, with his inclusion one of three changes from the Vancouver squad made by Blitzbok head coach Philip Snyman.
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Kolbe, Roos step up to clinch top SA Rugby AwardsHot-stepping Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe became the first backline player since 2013 to take the prestigious SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year title at a glittering SA Rugby Awards ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town on Thursday evening, while Nadine Roos took home the top women’s award for a second time.
Review
Blitzboks pipped at the post in day of dramaThe Springbok Sevens finished in a commendable second place at the HSBC SVNS Vancouver at BC Place on Monday morning (SA time) after being edged 19-12 by Argentina in the final of a tournament that delivered some nail-biting, but positive results for the Blitzboks.