Blitzboks sign off in style as Powell bids farewell
It was the farewell Neil Powell deserved as the long-serving head coach of the Springbok Sevens team and although it wasn’t in the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 final - as the team and so many South Africans had hoped for - the Blitzboks finally delivered a performance worthy of the contribution their coach had made to the local sevens game in a career spanning more than two decades.

Bok Women’s Sevens hold their heads high in CT
Playing in front of their families, friends and supporters at Cape Town Stadium gave them a vital lift, but in the end the Springbok Women’s Sevens team just came short of replicating their performances from Saturday as they were beaten by 21-19 by China in their final match of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, the Challenge Cup playoff for 13th position.

Nche: “We need to be ready for something special”
The Springboks have to be ready for a special performance from Argentina next weekend as the battle for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship title reaches boiling point in the next two weeks with all four teams still in the race.

Powell reflects with pride on golden era for Blitzboks
His golden reign as international sevens coach came to a disappointing end in Cape Town during Rugby World Cup Sevens this weekend, where the Springbok Sevens finished seventh, but for Neil Powell, the nine years at the helm of one of South Africa’s most popular sports teams remained a “time he will never regret”.

Fiji and Australia crowned champions in Cape Town
Fiji claimed their third men’s Rugby World Cup Sevens title by beating defending champions New Zealand, while Australia’s women took down New Zealand to win the title for the first time since 2009 in Cape Town.

Disappointment as Blitzboks bow out in Cape Town
The Springbok Sevens team crashed out of contention at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 when Ireland beat them by 24-14 in their quarter-final on Saturday, bringing an end to their quest of winning the Melrose Cup in Neil Powell’s last tournament as head coach.

Roos leads the charge as SA Women beat Colombia
The Springbok Women’s Sevens – with a magnificent Nadine Roos leading the charge – broke their 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens duck in emphatic fashion when they outplayed Colombia by 27-0 to book their place in the 13th place playoff against China, at 14h37 on Sunday afternoon.

Wiese predicts tight finish to Rugby Championship
With two rounds to go and a log-jam at the top of the standings, the Castle Lager Rugby Championship is likely to go down to the wire according to Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese, who said all four teams face a similar predicament of having to win both their matches and possibly with bonus points to claim the title.

Eight semi-finalists confirmed in Cape Town
There was sensational rugby sevens, a vibrant welcome ceremony, high drama and heartbreak on day two at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, which ended with four men’s and women’s teams remaining in with a chance of being crowned world champions on Sunday in Cape Town.

Blitzboks want to improve defence in quarter-final
The Springbok Sevens team will be looking for a more dominant performance on defence when they take on Ireland in the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup Sevens at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday evening (kick-off at 22h33).