Blitzboks beat All Blacks Sevens, Australia scrape through but France in need of inspiration on day one of series opener.
Seven of last season’s top eight qualified for the men’s quarter-finals after day one of the Emirates Dubai 7s, the first event of a revamped HSBC SVNS 2024.
Only France, who are expected to be joined by 15s superstar Antoine Dupont later in the series, missed out, while USA were one of three teams to benefit from the introduction of losing bonus points.
POOL A: BLITZBOKS ON TOP
In a pool expected to be competitive, a slow start nearly cost 2023 series champions New...
Australia women and South Africa men claimed the first titles of HSBC SVNS 2024 with victory in Dubai as World Rugby’s reinvigorated global celebration of rugby sevens began in sensational style at The Sevens Stadium
Australia women and South Africa men claim famous victories at the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024 in Dubai
Australia beat rivals New Zealand 26-19 in another epic women’s final to secure a record breaking fourth successive Emirates Dubai 7s title
South Africa overcame a spirited Argentina 12-7 to lift their fifth straight Emirates Dubai 7s trophy
France secure...
It took him six tournaments to get there, but when Masande Mtshali scored his first try in a Blitzbok jersey on Saturday night in Dubai, the 20-year-old forward almost missed this very significant milestone.
The Blitzboks are well-known for mobbing a player when he scores his first try, but for Mtshali, it was different as he seemed oblivious to what normally follows. He raced to pick up the ball he left behind the try line, passed it to Ronald Brown for the conversion and raced back to the halfway line for the next play, almost outsprinting those who came to celebrate with him....
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Dear Team,
I trust this email finds you well? Hope you had a wonderful Christmas season and do wish you a prosperous new year. Please note this mail is an application for your sponsorship process.
We wish to apply for Kyle Seconds (going on to be a 2nd-year sport student at Western Province Rugby Academy). Kyle and a few players from this academy were chosen last month to play at the Dubai Rugby Sevens. It was indeed a wonderful experience for the team as it was their first time playing abroad. Blue Runnings Sports International was arranging everything for the players and attached a letter...
Captains of the 12 women’s and 12 men’s teams gathered in Dubai on Wednesday ahead of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 on 12-14 January
Opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 takes place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on 12-14 January
The 12-team men’s and women’s competition format replicates the Olympic Games with three pools of four teams each
The Challenger runs from January to May with men’s and women’s combined events in Dubai, UAE and Montevideo, Uruguay before standalone events in Germany and Poland for men and women...
Captains of the 12 women’s and 12 men’s teams gathered in Dubai on Wednesday ahead of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 on 12-14 January
Opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 takes place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on 12-14 January
The 12-team men’s and women’s competition format replicates the Olympic Games with three pools of four teams each
The Challenger runs from January to May with men’s and women’s combined events in Dubai, UAE and Montevideo, Uruguay before standalone events in Germany and Poland for men and women...
The Emirates Dubai 7s features the top 12 men’s and 12 women’s rugby sevens teams in the world competing over two action-packed days on 30 November - 1 December
Following a historic, record-breaking Olympics in Paris, rugby sevens returned with a bang as a new season of HSBC SVNS kicked off in style at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai
South Africa’s men’s sevens rugby team fell short in their bid to win the World Sevens Dubai title for a sixth succcesive year when they fell at the quarter-final stage.
