Cecil Afrika recently stepped away from the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and Springbok Sevens team after 12 seasons of milestones and achievements. No video can ever be long enough to capture all his brilliance, but here is a short clip of his achievements.
The Springbok Sevens team have qualified for the quarter-finals at the Cathay / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens with two victories...
The Springbok Sevens started the Cathay / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens with a 14-7 victory (half-time 7-7) in their pool match ...
Seven stops into the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, and there has already been five different tournament winners, ...
They may have arrived in Hong Kong with their backs to the wall, but the Springbok Sevens team know where to make the ne...
The Springbok Sevens team have arrived in Hong Kong and are looking forward to getting back on the field and fixing what...
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Drama, tension and surprise. It had it all. Rewatch the iconic Rugby World Cup 1995 Final between South Africa and New Zealand in full.
Today is exactly 25 years since the Springbok won the Rugby World Cup for the first time, when they beat the All Blacks by 15-12 in a nail-biting final that went into extra time and was only decided by a sublime drop goal by Joel Stransky.
Today is exactly 25 years since the Springbok won the Rugby World Cup for the first time, when they beat the All Blacks by 15-12 in a nail-biting final that went into extra time and was only decided by a sublime drop goal by Joel Stransky.
Watch extended match highlights from the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final, when South Africa battled New Zealand on their home turf in Johannesburg.
Standing in the streets of Cape Town last year when the Rugby World Cup winning Springbok team of 2019 drove past to thank South Africans, Francois Pienaar felt a rush of memories and gratitude about the Boks of 95, which he captained to glory.
South Africa’s two national sevens captains needed little encouragement when the Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks came knocking for assistance with their #StrongerTogether for R32-12 campaign.
Francois Pienaar’s rugby life changed dramatically in the middle to late 1990s, and after leading South Africa to Rugby World Cup glory in 1995, he watched from the stands as the Springboks went down in the 1997 series against the British & Irish Lions.
The cancellation of the inaugural Challenger Series event for women is a setback to their aspirations, but the Springbok Women's Sevens team will not give up on their drive to become a core team on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell congratulated the All Blacks Sevens team after they were named winners of the 2019/20 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series on Tuesday.
It will be a battle between two Springbok laden packs of forwards in Durban, where the Cell C Sharks and the visiting DHL Stormers are geared for another titanic contest.
Drama, tension and surprise. It had it all. Rewatch the iconic Rugby World Cup 1995 Final between South Africa and New Zealand in full.
South Africa’s two national sevens captains needed little encouragement when the Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks came knocking for assistance with their #StrongerTogether for R32-12 campaign.
Match report
Blitzboks book spot in Hong Kong quarter-finalsThe Springbok Sevens team have qualified for the quarter-finals at the Cathay / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens with two victories from their three pool games, and will face Fiji at 04h48 (SA time) on Sunday for a possible spot in the semi-finals.
Match report
Composed Blitzboks on the board in Hong KongThe Springbok Sevens started the Cathay / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens with a 14-7 victory (half-time 7-7) in their pool match against Ireland, grinding out a crucial win in a tough game in wet conditions on Friday morning.
Preview
Blitzboks ready to embrace Hong Kong challengeSeven stops into the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, and there has already been five different tournament winners, with only New Zealand and Argentina having won more than once, while Australia, South Africa and Samoa have also stood on the top step of the podium since the season kicked off in Hong Kong last November.
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Blitzboks’ aim on HK quarters despite tough poolThey may have arrived in Hong Kong with their backs to the wall, but the Springbok Sevens team know where to make the necessary improvements to get back on track with only four tournaments left in the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
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Heads down as Blitzboks look to bounce backThe Springbok Sevens team have arrived in Hong Kong and are looking forward to getting back on the field and fixing what went wrong in North America a month ago, but also to see three new players join the Blitzbok family at arguably the most prestigious event on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.