7s Rugby

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2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series (men’s schedule):
Round 1: Dubai - 26-27 November 2021
Round 2: Dubai - 3-4 December 2021
Round 3: Malaga, Spain - 21-23 January 2022
Round 4: Seville, Spain - 28-30 January 2022
Round 5: Vancouver, Canada - 26-27 February 2022
Round 6: Los Angeles, USA - 5-6 March 2022
Round 7: Hong Kong - 1-3 April 2022
Round 8: Singapore - 9-10 April 2022
Round 9: Toulouse, France - 20-22 May 2022
Round 10: London, England - 28-29 May 2022

Vancouver quoter Finals now live
Ireland vs Hong Kong
USA vs Kenia
Great Britain cs Canada
South Africa vs Spain

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Ireland 7-7 Hong Kong 3 mins to go

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Going to Xtra time

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Ireland through 12-7

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Kenia lead USA. Vok me they have some great athletes in their team.

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Kenia 19-15 USA.

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Saffers in the crowd supporting Kenia.

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Great Britain to classy for Canada

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SA vs Great Britain
Ireland vs Kenia

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Where were NZ, Aus, Fiji, etc.?

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IOL

Blitzboks outplay Kenya to win Canada Sevens
By Staff Reporter Time of article published 51m ago


The Blitzboks claimed a second HSBC Canada Sevens tournament win in Vancouver in three years when they outplayed Kenya 38-5 in the final at BC Place Stadium on Sunday.

South Africa were up 24-0 at the break and continued their dominance in the second half.

With this win the South Africans also took the lead in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and will be firm favourites to bag the next tournament, to be played in Edmonton next weekend.

The final proved to be a thrilling affair, with Kenya keen on running the ball at the South Africans, only to be knocked back in the tackle time and again. That defensive pressure soon resulted in a try for Angelo Davids, and he added another after intercepting a Kenyan pass. That pushed his try tally to 10 for the tournament, a new record in Vancouver.


The lead was soon extended when Sako Makata rounded off a lovely move before Christie Grobbelaar raced away for his first try in a final. The halftime lead of 24-0 was good value for the Blitzboks dominance.

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The second half saw no drop in standards from the SA side, as they kept up the pressure on Kenya. Ronald Brown, who was named Player of the Final, scored a delightful try after a delayed pass from Dewald Human, who was soon after sin binned. Kenya did manage to get one try back via Daniel Taabu, but a late Darren Adonis try - also a first for the centre, sealed the dominant win by the Blitzboks.

Coach Neil Powell said: “It was amazing just to be out there playing again especially in front of a great crowd. It was great to have two African teams in the final and it’s always a fierce encounter with Kenya. “I’m really proud of the boys, there’s a lot of youngsters who are the next generation of Springboks sevens and they’ve done really well."

Ronald Brown was named Player of the Final.

Scoring summary:

South Africa 38 (24), Kenya 5 (0)

South Africa - Tries: Angelo Davids (2), Sakoyisa Makata, Christie Grobbelaar, Ronald Brown, Darren Adonis. Conversions: Dewald Human (2), Brown, Adonis.

Kenya - Try: Daniel Taabu

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Where were NZ, Aus, Fiji, etc.?

Dunno, maybe Rhona?

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Might need an asterisk next to that one

[OomStruisbaai]

There are a lot of new players in our team. But they all look super quick and good coached. We have a nice structure going.

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So we won both the Canadian tournaments. Wonder when the next one will go

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So we won both the Canadian tournaments. Wonder when the next one will go

I see that we've been crowed 2021 series champions

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Edmonton this weekend: Great Britain 10 - 19 Germany

Ouch

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Experimental team out or are the Germans actually amazing?

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May be a developmental GB squad but they made the final so can't be all that bad. Germany finished 5th by beating USA. Some big teams missing from the tournament though.

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OP Updated
2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series (men’s schedule):
Round 1: Dubai - 26-27 November 2021
Round 2: Dubai - 3-4 December 2021
Round 3: Malaga, Spain - 21-23 January 2022
Round 4: Seville, Spain - 28-30 January 2022
Round 5: Vancouver, Canada - 26-27 February 2022
Round 6: Los Angeles, USA - 5-6 March 2022
Round 7: Hong Kong - 1-3 April 2022
Round 8: Singapore - 9-10 April 2022
Round 9: Toulouse, France - 20-22 May 2022
Round 10: London, England - 28-29 May 2022

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SARU

World Rugby Chief Executive Alan Gilpin said: “Following an outstandingly competitive and highly impactful Olympic Games competition it is fantastic to announce a full schedule for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 today.
“Alongside popular and traditional rugby sevens venues it will be exciting to take the Series to new venues in Spain and France as the game continues to expand and captivate new audiences around the world with its fast, skilful and thrilling format. Rugby sevens is a key driver of global growth for our sport, particularly in emerging nations, and it firmly remains a top priority for our organisation.
“A lot of hard work has gone on behind the scenes to ensure we can announce a full Series schedule today and we thank HSBC, the host organisations, unions, commercial and broadcast partners for their unwavering support and spirit of collaboration as we navigate the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic together.
“We now look ahead to the return of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at full throttle ahead of what promises to be a very busy and exciting year for sevens with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town following the Series.
“As ever, the health and welfare of players, fans and wider society continues to be our primary concern and we will work closely with all stakeholders to ensure the safe delivery of the Series.”

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OP Updated
2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series (men’s schedule):
Round 1: Dubai - 26-27 November 2021
Round 2: Dubai - 3-4 December 2021
Round 3: Malaga, Spain - 21-23 January 2022
Round 4: Seville, Spain - 28-30 January 2022
Round 5: Vancouver, Canada - 26-27 February 2022
Round 6: Los Angeles, USA - 5-6 March 2022
Round 7: Hong Kong - 1-3 April 2022
Round 8: Singapore - 9-10 April 2022
Round 9: Toulouse, France - 20-22 May 2022
Round 10: London, England - 28-29 May 2022

Seville for a weekend of rugby would be magical!

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OP Updated
2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series (men’s schedule):
Round 1: Dubai - 26-27 November 2021
Round 2: Dubai - 3-4 December 2021
Round 3: Malaga, Spain - 21-23 January 2022
Round 4: Seville, Spain - 28-30 January 2022
Round 5: Vancouver, Canada - 26-27 February 2022
Round 6: Los Angeles, USA - 5-6 March 2022
Round 7: Hong Kong - 1-3 April 2022
Round 8: Singapore - 9-10 April 2022
Round 9: Toulouse, France - 20-22 May 2022
Round 10: London, England - 28-29 May 2022

Seville for a weekend of rugby would be magical!

Or Malaga and stay on for some golf…

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Blitz Boks for Dubai

South Africa will play their three pool matches against Ireland (7:32am), Japan (11:24am) and Great Britain (2:40pm) on the opening day, Friday.

The Springbok Sevens squad – Christie Grobbelaar, Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser, Zain Davids, Tiaan Pretorius (uncapped), JC Pretorius , Branco du Preez, Selvyn Davids, Shaun Williams, Ronald Brown, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Muller du Plessis, Shilton van Wyk (uncapped).

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Sharks Paul Roser, Muller du Plesis.

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Blitz Bokke down Great Britain 31 - 12. Losing Muller du Plessis what look like a big injury.

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Midgets vs USA in the final. USA knocked out Fiji.

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Bokke 21-0 HT

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Is the home unions playing as GB a permanent thing or due to Covid? I know only two legs were played last year and I assumed the GB entrance was a tune up for the Olympic games. Apparently not.

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Final score 42-7. Midgets in a different league.

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Is the home unions playing as GB a permanent thing or due to Covid? I know only two legs were played last year and I assumed the GB entrance was a tune up for the Olympic games. Apparently not.

Apparently it lasts to the end of the year, so they should revert to their normal teams in January.

[Hugo]

Is the home unions playing as GB a permanent thing or due to Covid? I know only two legs were played last year and I assumed the GB entrance was a tune up for the Olympic games. Apparently not.

Apparently it lasts to the end of the year, so they should revert to their normal teams in January.

Thanks.

Final score 42-7. Midgets in a different league.

Yeah, just saw the highlights, Selvyn Davids orchestrating things.

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Great win for the Boks, but without New Zealand, Samoa, etc. this tournament is a shadow of its former self.

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Great win for the Boks, but without New Zealand, Samoa, etc. this tournament is a shadow of its former self.

Fiji not looking as good as they use to.

Blitz Bokke gave debutant Tiaan Pretorius the honour to lift the trophy. Show they have a good spirit going.

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The Blitzboks’ Pool A matches on Friday in Dubai (SA times):

9:12am: Blitzboks vs Japan

1:04pm: Blitzboks vs Ireland

6:33pm: Blitzboks vs Great Britain

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Muller du Plessis out this weekend and Wit Rot (Ryan Oosthuizen) in doubt.

No replacement because of the travel ban means carefully managing of players.

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[Niegs]

It's times like this when I think the social media people with WR don't really watch the game that much. That sort of thing was being done years ago and I think I've seen IRB technical videos for referees that tell them how to manage it better so the loophole doesn't become a farce like this ...

... funny, second one I looked at - from about five years ago - shows the Boks doing this very thing!