South Africa national rugby sevens team
Union | South African Rugby Union | ||
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Nickname(s) | Springboks, Springbokke, Boks, Bokke, Amabokoboko | ||
Emblem(s) | the Springbok and the Protea | ||
Coach(es) | Paul Treu | ||
Captain(s) | Paul Delport | ||
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The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.
Current squad
2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series 12-man squad (Dubai):
- Lubabalo Mtembu
- Johannes Prinsloo
- Frankie Horne
- Petrus Engelbrecht
- Sibusiso Sithole
- Kyle Brown
- Renfred Dazel
- Bernado Botha
- Mark Richards
- Cecil Afrika
- Branco du Preez
- M J Mentz
*Updated:5 December, 2010.
Rugby union at the World Games
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2001 Akita[1] | Fiji | Australia | New Zealand |
2005 Duisburg | Fiji | South Africa | Argentina |
2009 Kaohsiung[2] | Fiji | Portugal | South Africa |
Honours
- Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal 2002
- World Games Silver Medal 2005
- World Games Bronze Medal 2009
- 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series Champions
Win summaries
Event | Venue | Cup | Plate | Bowl | Shield | ||
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Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Winner | Winner | ||
2011 London Sevens | Twickenham Stadium | South Africa |
24 - 14 | Fiji |
Samoa |
Scotland |
England |
2009 Adelaide Sevens | Adelaide Oval | South Africa |
26 - 7 | Kenya |
England |
Samoa |
United States |
2008 South Africa Sevens | Outeniqua Park | South Africa |
12 - 7 | New Zealand |
England |
France |
Zimbabwe |
2008 Dubai Sevens | The Sevens | South Africa |
19 - 12 | England |
Samoa |
Portugal |
United States |
2008 Adelaide Sevens | Adelaide Oval | South Africa |
15 - 7 | New Zealand |
Tonga |
Argentina |
Wales |
2006 Dubai Sevens | Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | South Africa |
31 - 12 | New Zealand |
Samoa |
Argentina |
Wales |