Blitzboks end miserable London Sevens with rampant showing against USA to finish 9th

The Blitzboks certainly left their best for the very last when they ended a miserable London Sevens tournament with a rampant 47-5 win...

21 May

Blitzboks down Japan for first win at London Sevens

The Blitzboks have won their first game at this weekend's London Sevens as they beat Japan 29-7 in their 9th-place play-off semi-final.

21 May

Blitzboks beaten, bruised and battered by New Zealand as London Sevens ends in misery

Akuila Rokolisoa scored a first-half hat-trick as the Blitzboks suffered a 32-21 defeat to New Zealand in their final London Sevens...

20 May

SA's London Sevens hopes slim as agonising late USA try holds Blitzboks to draw

The Blitzboks' London Sevens tournament hangs by a thread after they conceded a late try to the USA to draw 26-26 in their Pool A game on...

20 May

Second-half fightback not enough as Blitzboks go down to Great Britain at Twickenham

The Springbok Sevens side started their London Sevens campaign with a 19-15 loss to hosts Great Britain on Saturday.

20 May

Dead in the water (almost): The Blitzboks' unlikely path to direct entry into Olympics

The Blitzboks' hopes of achieving direct qualification for next year's Olympic Games in Paris appears dead in the water, unless the...

18 May

Blitzboks eager to bounce back after Toulouse misery: 'Season is not over for us'

Blitzboks coach Sandile Ngcobo rues his side's disappointing performance but is optimistic they can turn things around.

14 May

Bitzboks lose narrowly to Australia to end another tough tournament in Toulouse

The Blitzboks lost their fifth-place playoff to Australia 21-19 in France on Sunday, finishing a sub-par sixth in the Toulouse tournament.

14 May

Blitzboks' chances of automatic Olympic qualification over after loss to Argentina in Toulouse

Argentina dominated their quarter-final clash against the Blitzboks at the Toulouse Sevens on Saturday as they ran out 21-12 winners.

13 May

Blitzboks see off USA to overturn miserable pool stage start and qualify for Cup quarters

The South African men's sevens team qualified for the Cup quarter-finals in the Toulouse Sevens when they beat the United States of...

13 May

Embattled Blitzboks beat old foe Fiji to keep Toulouse Sevens dream alive

After a horror start to the Toulouse Sevens in which they went down to hosts France earlier on Friday, the Blitzboks turned things around...

12 May

Horror start in Toulouse as France thrash Blitzboks in Sevens opener

The Blitzboks have lost their opening match at the Toulouse Sevens going down heavily to hosts France.

12 May

Blitzboks need to make Toulouse Sevens semis to keep Olympic dreams on track

With two tournaments left in this year's World Rugby Sevens Series, the Blitzboks have it all to do to qualify for the Olympic Games when...

11 May

Skipper Soyizwapi hits 50 as Blitzboks welcome back stalwart Geduld

The Blitzboks have named a 13-man squad for next weekend's World Rugby Sevens Series event in Toulouse, France.

07 May

Blitzboks hit Olympic qualification roadblock but coach Ngcobo remains optimistic

The Blitzboks have hit a significant roadblock in their quest for automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games, following a...

10 Apr

Blitzboks' downward spiral continues with embarrassing first-ever loss to Spain in Singapore

South Africa's worrying decline as a force in the Sevens game gained further momentum on Sunday after the Blitzboks suffered an...

09 Apr

Blitzboks fail to make Singapore quarter-finals after NZ, Aus defeats

The Blitzboks were knocked out in the Singapore leg group stages of the HSBC World Sevens Series after losing 12-7 to New Zealand in...

08 Apr

Blitzboks bounce back from Aussie defeat to beat Hong Kong in Singapore Sevens

The Springbok Sevens bounced back from a 19-0 loss to Australia in their first pool A game by beating Hong Kong China 31-12 in their...

08 Apr