The normal challenges at the HSBC SVNS Singapore are well documented – and accepted – by the Springbok Sevens side as they arrived in the Asian city on Tuesday but according to Blitzbok assistant coach Renfred Dazel, success will be determined by their ability to handle the unexpected hurdles in the Singapore National Stadium. The Blitzboks landed in humid Singapore in hot form, having won the previous HSBC SVNS tournament (in Cape Town in December) and topping the log after

They had the absolute high of winning their home tournament in Cape Town last month but that ship has sailed and for the Springbok Sevens team this weekend’s HSBC SVNS Singapore will represent a fresh challenge. And they will be ready for it. That was the view of Blitzbok forward Zander Reynders, who departed with the rest of the squad from Cape Town earlier on Monday for the long haul to Asia. The Blitzboks will face Great Britain, Spain and Fiji in pool play in the National

Two uncapped players and the return of their most experienced squad member highlight the travelling group of 14 players named by the Springbok Sevens head coach Philip Snyman for next weekend’s HSBC SVNS Singapore. Luan Giliomee and Ronaldo Young could earn first caps in the Singapore National Stadium, while Sebastiaan Jobb is back in the squad, having last played for the Blitzboks in Singapore in April last year. Siviwe Soyizwapi will make a welcome return to the squad, havi

The Springbok Women's Sevens were crowned champions of the inaugural HSBC SVNS 3 tournament in Dubai on Sunday after they beat Argentina by 12-5 in a tightly contested final. The victory also underlined their undefeated status at the Sevens Stadium, where the South Africans won all five their matches this weekend. Victory in their semi-final over Poland earlier on Sunday also meant the Bok Women qualified for the HSBC SVNS 2 series, which will be played in Nairobi (14-15 Febr

The Springbok Women’s Sevens are one victory away from their HSBC SVNS 3 objective at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai after winning all three their Pool A matches on Saturday in a commanding display of attacking rugby. By doing so, they qualified for the tournament semi-finals to be played on Sunday and they will face Poland at 9.28am (SA time), with a win over the Europeans securing not only a place in the finals but qualification for the HSBS SVNS 2 series to be played in the n

As if the pressure of making it into the final of the HSBC SVNS 3 tournament at in Dubai this weekend is not enough, the Springbok Women’s Sevens team will also face three opponents with very different approaches to the game in Pool A on Saturday. But for SA coach Cecil Afrika, that added challenge is something they prepared for and apart from looking at what their opponents will do, their focus will also be inward to execute their style of play. “It is going to be an interes

HSBC SVNS 3 brings sevens rugby back to Dubai less than two months after the top-tier HSBC SVNS Series kicked off at the Sevens Stadium. This weekend, eight men’s and eight women’s teams will take to the field, aiming to make their mark and move closer to the HSBC SVNS Championship later this year. Women’s teams from Argentina, Colombia, Czechia, Mexico, Poland, Samoa, South Africa and Thailand, and men’s teams from Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Hong Kong China, Italy, Madagasca

The confirmation of the squad of 12 to travel to Dubai was a tough decision for Cecil Afrika but the Springbok Women’s Sevens coach is confident that all the boxes have been ticked for this weekend’s HSBC SVNS 3 tournament at the Sevens Stadium. The South Africans depart for the Middle East on Monday evening knowing that they need to reach the final of this standalone tournament in the World Rugby Challenger Series on 17 and 18 January to qualify for SVNS 2, the next hurdle f