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South Africa
Nickname(s)Blitzboks, Blitzbokke
EmblemSpringbok
UnionSouth African Rugby Union
Head coachNeil Powell
CaptainPhilip Snyman
Top scorerCecil Afrika (1,430)
Top try scorerSeabelo Senatla (224)
First colours
Second colours
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Appearances6 (First in 1993)
Best resultRunner-up (1997)

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.

History

After readmission to international sport, the team played their first sevens series in the 1993 Hong Kong Sevens and also participated in the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens. They also played in the Hong Kong Sevens for the next two seasons. In 1996, they also took part in the Punta Del Este Sevens in Uruguay and the Dubai Sevens.

They participated in the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens the following year and in 1998, they played three South American tournaments – the Mar Del Plata Sevens in Argentina, the Punta Del Este Sevens and the Viña del Mar Sevens in Chile.

1999 saw them participate in the Mar Del Plata Sevens, the Santiago Sevens in Chile, the Fiji Sevens, the Hong Kong Sevens, the Japan Sevens and the Paris Sevens.

At the end of 1999, the first World Rugby Sevens Series (then the IRB Sevens World Series) started and the team have been participating in that series ever since.

In addition to the Sevens Series, they also played in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, the Commonwealth Games, the World Games and, from 2016 onwards, the Olympic Games.

The team's nickname, "Blitzboks", is derived from "blitzrugby" (literally "lightning rugby"), the Afrikaans language term for sevens.

Honours

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Brazil 2016 Semifinalists 3rd 6 4 2 0
Total 0 Titles 1/1 6 4 2 0

Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup Sevens record
Year Round Position Played Won Lost Drew
Scotland 1993 Quarterfinalists 5th 8 6 2 0
Hong Kong 1997 Finalists 2nd 7 6 1 0
Argentina 2001 Quarterfinalists 5th 6 5 1 0
Hong Kong 2005 Quarterfinalists 5th 6 4 2 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Quarterfinalists 5th 4 3 1 0
Russia 2013 Quarterfinalists 5th 4 3 1 0
United States 2018 Semifinalists 3rd 4 3 1 0
Total 0 Titles 7/7 39 30 9 0

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Malaysia 1998 Quarterfinalists 5th 5 4 1 0
England 2002 Semifinalists 3rd 6 5 1 0
Australia 2006 Plate Finalists 6th 6 3 3 0
India 2010 Semifinalists 3rd 6 5 1 0
Scotland 2014 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0
Australia 2018 Semifinalists 4th 5 3 2 0
Total 1 Title 34 26 8 0

World Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita[1]  Fiji  Australia  New Zealand
2005 Duisburg  Fiji  South Africa  Argentina
2009 Kaohsiung[2]  Fiji  Portugal  South Africa
2013 Cali[3]  South Africa  Argentina  Canada

Sevens World Series

Further information: South Africa at the World Rugby Sevens Series

Series wins

South Africa won the following editions on the Sevens World Series since its inception in 1999–2000:

World Series wins
Season Points Runner-up Tournament wins
2008–09 132 Fiji (102) 3
2016–17 192 England (164) 5
2017–18 182 Fiji (180) 2

Tournament wins

South Africa won the following tournaments on the Sevens World Series since its inception in 1999–2000:

Cup wins
Season Tournament Final opponent Score
2001–02 2002 Wellington Sevens Samoa 17–14
2002–03 2003 Cardiff Sevens Argentina 35–17
2003–04 2003 Dubai Sevens New Zealand 33–26
2004 Singapore Sevens Argentina 24–19
2004–05 2005 London Sevens England 21–12
2005–06 2006 Paris Sevens Samoa 33–12
2006–07 2006 Dubai Sevens New Zealand 31–12
2007–08 2008 Adelaide Sevens New Zealand 15–7
2008–09 2008 Dubai Sevens England 19–12
2008 South Africa Sevens New Zealand 12–7
2009 Adelaide Sevens Kenya 26–7
2010–11 2011 USA Sevens Fiji 24–14
2011 London Sevens Fiji 24–14
2011 Edinburgh Sevens Australia 36–35
2012–13 2013 USA Sevens New Zealand 40–21
2013 Japan Sevens New Zealand 24–19
2013 Scotland Sevens New Zealand 28–21
2013–14 2013 South Africa Sevens New Zealand 17–14
2014 USA Sevens New Zealand 14–7
2014–15 2014 Dubai Sevens Australia 33–7
2014 South Africa Sevens New Zealand 26–17
2015–16 2015 South Africa Sevens Argentina 29–14
2016–17 2016 Dubai Sevens Fiji 26–14
2017 Wellington Sevens Fiji 26–5
2017 Sydney Sevens England 29–14
2017 USA Sevens Fiji 19–12
2017 Paris Sevens Scotland 15–5
2017–18 2017 Dubai Sevens New Zealand 24–12
2018 Paris Sevens England 24–14

Players

For a complete list of every player to have represented the Blitzbokke, see List of South Africa national rugby sevens players.

Current squad

The following players were named in squads that competed at events on the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

2017–2018 South Africa World Rugby Sevens squad
Player Position Date of birth (age) Debut Tournaments Matches Points Ref
Cecil Afrika Back (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36) 2009 Dubai Sevens 61 318 1,430 [12]
Tim Agaba Forward (1989-07-23) 23 July 1989 (age 34) 2016 Sydney Sevens 14 75 65 [13]
Heino Bezuidenhout Forward (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27) 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 4 21 15 [14]
Kyle Brown Forward (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 37) 2008 Dubai Sevens 65 327 420 [15]
Selvyn Davids Back (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30) 2017 Hong Kong Sevens 5 24 97 [16]
Zain Davids Forward (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27) 2017 Wellington Sevens 13 60 45 [17]
Chris Dry Forward (1988-02-13) 13 February 1988 (age 36) 2010 Adelaide Sevens 64 319 460 [18]
Muller du Plessis Back (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 24) 2018 USA Sevens 4 20 55 [19]
Branco du Preez Back (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 (age 34) 2010 Wellington Sevens 61 305 1,162 [20]
Stedman Gans Back (1997-03-19) 19 March 1997 (age 27) 2017 USA Sevens 11 44 60 [21]
Justin Geduld Back (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30) 2013 Wellington Sevens 36 186 833 [22]
Dewald Human Back (1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 29) 2017 Paris Sevens 4 18 66 [23]
Werner Kok Back (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) 2013 London Sevens 37 184 420 [24]
Marco Labuschagné Forward (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26) 2017 London Sevens 3 8 5 [25]
Mosolwa Mafuma Forward (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28) 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 1 5 5 [26]
James Murphy Forward (1995-11-30) 30 November 1995 (age 28) 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 2 11 0 [27]
Mfundo Ndhlovu Back (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 27) 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 2 10 10 [28]
Ruhan Nel Back (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 33) 2014 Gold Coast Sevens 28 147 247 [29]
Sandile Ngcobo Back (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 34) 2016 Wellington Sevens 7 20 20 [30]
Sikhumbuzo Notshe Forward (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 31) 2017 Sydney Sevens 2 8 5 [31]
Ryan Oosthuizen Forward (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995 (age 29) 2017 Hong Kong Sevens 10 45 55 [32]
Dylan Sage Forward (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 32) 2015 South Africa Sevens 24 134 155 [33]
Seabelo Senatla Back (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31) 2013 Wellington Sevens 39 203 1,120 [34]
Kwagga Smith Forward (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31) 2013 South Africa Sevens 31 158 310 [35]
Rhyno Smith Back (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31) 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 2 5 4 [36]
Philip Snyman (c) Forward (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37) 2008 Dubai Sevens 54 248 346 [37]
Shakes Soyizwapi Back (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 31) 2016 Hong Kong Sevens 18 89 280 [38]
Rosko Specman Back (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 35) 2014 Wellington Sevens 26 138 343 [39]
Updated after the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series.

"Tournaments" refer to the number of tournaments on the World Rugby Sevens Series that players featured in.
(c) denotes the team captain.

Rugby World Cup squad

On 11 July 2018, SARU announced a thirteen-man squad for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens:[40]

2018 South Africa Commonwealth Games squad
Player Position Date of birth (age)
Heino Bezuidenhout Forward (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)
Selvyn Davids Back (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30)
Zain Davids Forward (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27)
Justin Geduld Back (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30)
Dewald Human Back (1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 29)
Werner Kok Back (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31)
Ruhan Nel Back (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 33)
Ryan Oosthuizen Forward (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995 (age 29)
Dylan Sage Forward (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 32)
Philip Snyman (c) Forward (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37)
Shakes Soyizwapi Back (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 31)
Rosko Specman Back (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 35)

Commonwealth Games squad

On 26 February 2018, SASCOC announced a thirteen-man squad for the 2018 Commonwealth Games:[41] Seabelo Senatla and Kwagga Smith were initially included, but subsequently withdrew from the squad.[42][43]

2018 South Africa Commonwealth Games squad
Player Position Date of birth (age)
Cecil Afrika Back (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)
Tim Agaba Forward (1989-07-23) 23 July 1989 (age 34)
Kyle Brown Forward (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 37)
Selvyn Davids Back (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30)
Zain Davids Forward (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27)
Branco du Preez Back (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 (age 34)
Justin Geduld Back (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30)
Werner Kok Back (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31)
Ruhan Nel Back (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 33)
Dylan Sage Forward (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 32)
Philip Snyman (c) Forward (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37)
Rosko Specman Back (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 35)
Shakes Soyizwapi Back (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 31)

Previous squads

The previous South African Sevens squads are as follows:

References

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