SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux welcomed the news that Sevens would be returning to South Africa as the HSBC Cape Town Sevens is one of the most well-attended and anticipated sporting events in the country. South Africa 7s previous match was against Canada 7s in World Rugby Sevens World Series, match ended with result 19 - 26 (Canada 7s won the match). World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said: “Congratulations to South Africa on being elected Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 hosts. They first played in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and also competed in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup in the 2011–12 season. The sixteen are drawn into four pools of four teams. 24:39 It also was Canada's first win over South Africa in seven years. The Blitzboks were crowned back to back champions of the World Rugby Sevens Series in the most unlikely of circumstances in Paris this year. World Rugby made the announcement during this year’s XVs World Cup, as all the leading sides who participate in the global Sevens Series. The 25-year-old will finish the... Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman is in line for a third consecutive Rugby World Cup Sevens appearance after being named in the Blitzboks training squad for the 2018 version of this highly regarded... Fiji claimed a crucial over South Africa in the final of the London Sevens to take a 7 point lead at the top of the World Seven Series log, while Ireland shocked the rugby public by finishing third in... Kwagga Smith has put his sevens career on hold in order to pursue his ambition to play for the Springboks. The tournament sanctioned and sponsored by Rugby Africa which is the rugby union governing body for the continent. We were impressed with South Africa’s detailed and comprehensive bid and we look forward to working in partnership with them on another inspiring and record-breaking tournament. South Africa's rugby sevens team will not take part in the Madrid Sevens tournaments after the Spanish government extended their COVID-19-related travel restrictions on a number of countries, among them South Africa. The 2018 RWC7s third-placed side, 2017/18 HSBC Sevens Series winners, the Blitzboks will have the home town support … South Africa will host the eighth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens event which will take place in Cape Town, in what will be the first time that Rugby World Cup Sevens has been hosted on the African continent. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Captains all set for HSBC Cape Town Sevens", "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series - Cape Town 13-15 December 2019", "HSBC Cape Town Sevens Series - 13-15 December 2019", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_South_Africa_Sevens&oldid=971784609, Articles needing additional references from December 2019, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Teams that advanced to the Cup quarter-final, This page was last edited on 8 August 2020, at 06:04. The Africa Women's Sevens is the continental championship for women's international rugby sevens in Africa. There are also all South Africa 7s scheduled matches that they are going to play in the future. Rugby sevens is a "Core" sport by the Commonwealth Games Federation, necessitating its appearance at all future games. The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will make its much-anticipated return in May after World Rugby released a calendar on Wednesday outlining the dates of the legs. The 2019 South Africa Sevens is the second tournament within the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and the 21st South Africa Sevens tournament. October 29, 2019. With 1 Super RUgby game on Friday both Colin Cooper & John Mitchell have named their sides to play. Watch Canada take on Australia in the bronze medal match at the HSBC World Men's Rugby Sevens Series from Vancouver. 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens awarded to South Africa. It will be held on 13–15 December 2019 at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.[1][2][3]. In a repeat of the final from the previous round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 in Sydney, it was South Africa who this time triumphed thanks to an extra-time try from Sakoyisa Makata after the scores had finished level at full-time 24-24. Smith played for the Blitzboks in the first four tournaments of the World Rugby Sevens... Chiefs and Bulls name their match day 23: “South Africa have a proven track record of delivering a sell-out event in … Vermeulen, Vodacom Bulls dominate nominations. World Rugby postpones London, Paris Sevens tournaments by AFP Cecil Afrika made his Blitzboks debut in 2009, and has gone on to become South Africa's record points-scorer. Runners-up and host team South Africa contributed three players to the tournament Dream Team. Updated 1416 GMT (2216 HKT) December 4, 2017. This means South Africans are not allowed entry into Spain until 2 March, ruling the national sevens team out of the two tournaments to be played on consecutive weekends – … The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The Africa Men's Sevens, formerly the Africa Cup Sevens, is an annual rugby sevens tournament involving African nations, organised by Rugby Africa. The first World Cup Sevens qualifier for women's teams from Africa was held in Uganda in 2008. The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for ninth to sixteenth placings. The first official regional 7s championship for international women's teams from Africa was held in Tunisia in 2004, although this only included teams from Northern Africa. Popular event will conclude shortened season The Cape Town Sevens will be the final leg of a revamped and shortened HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2021. The South Africa women's national rugby sevens team competes at events within the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and was a core team for 2014–15 season. Principal Partner. Since the The South African national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. In a statement released on Saturday, SA Rugby … The … The restrictions were imposed in the wake of the emergence of new COVID-19 variants driving a resurgence of the pandemic. Cape Town Sevens is back! The South African national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. South Africa 7s fixtures tab is showing last 100 Rugby matches with statistics and win/lose icons. 28/10/2019 19:30 In 2016/17, Neil Powell's team dominated the series,... Springbok and Lions flanker Kwagga Smith is the latest Super Rugby to sign a deal that will see him represent a Japanese club during the Super Rugby offseason. Steve Borthwick hits out at Wasps after Leicester victory, "It is what it is. Since 2013 the event has been contested on an annual basis. New Zealand's men's and women's sevens teams celebrate their overall victories in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series on home soil. The Springbok Women's Sevens compete at various events within the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and was a core team for the 2014–15 season. Duane Vermeulen of the Vodacom Bulls during the Super Rugby match between Vodacom Blue Bulls and Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on March 09, 2019 in Pretoria, South Africa. The New Zealand team has won the gold medal four times with South Africa winning the tournament at Glasgow 2014 beating the defending champions in the final. The selection of South Africa was significant on several levels. The tournament is also acts as a qualifying event for the Rugby World Cup Sevens and Olympic Rugby Sevens as required. SA Rugby have announced two coaching appointments in their rugby departments – in Sevens and in Junior Rugby. The recommendation will be considered by the Rugby World Cup Board and World Rugby Executive Committee on 8 and 9 March respectively. South Africa to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 World Rugby has awarded the hosting rights for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 to South Africa with the tournament to take place at Cape Town Stadium. Sakoyisa Makata scored in extra time as South Africa rallied to defeat Fiji 29-24 in the final of the Los Angeles leg of the Rugby Sevens World Series. Sevens World Series: South Africa storm to victory in Dubai. Fiji, the United States and South Africa – three of the top four teams from the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series – were all drawn into Pool A. 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Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The Chiefs are in an unfamiliar spot on the bottom of... Fiji closed the gap on the leaders, South Africa, on the World Rugby Sevens overall log with a fantastic victory at the Vancouver 7s this weekend. VANCOUVER - Given the chance Canada made no mistake. Wed 16 September, 2020. Caxton Central 1 minute read. This season’s calendar is a condensed one owing to the disruptions occasioned by the COVID-19 … South Africa to host Sevens World Cup in 2022 The Cape Town Stadium in Green Point will host the eighth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in September 2022. South Africa to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 30 October, 2019 in RWC7s by Asia Rugby South Africa will host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 after the World Rugby Council awarded the hosting rights for the premier tournament to South Africa at its Interim Meeting in Tokyo today. Fiji claimed a crucial over South Africa in the final of the London Sevens to take a 7 point lead at the top of the World Seven Series log, while Ireland shocked the rugby public by finishing third in... Kwagga quits Blitzboks to chase Springboks dream 2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby