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Paris 2024: South Africa Women’s Sevens bag first win, finish 11th

Paris 2024: South Africa Women’s Sevens bag first win, finish 11th

The South Africa women's Sevens rugby team bagged their first win at the Paris 2024 Olympics after defeating Fiji 21-15 on Tuesday to finish the competition in 11th place. The Blazeboks lost all their three group games against Australia (34-5), Ireland (38-0) and Great Britain (26-17). This was followed by a narrow 15-12 loss to Japan in the 9th-12th place playoffs semis. The game against Fiji...

Paris 2024: South Africa women’s Sevens suffer heavy  rugby defeats

Paris 2024: South Africa women’s Sevens suffer heavy rugby defeats

The South Africa women's Sevens rugby team suffered heavy defeats in their opening two group games at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday. The Blazeboks faced Australia in their first Group B game and were pummelled 34-5. 🏉 Final whistle#TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics pic.twitter.com/DGE4WTjraT — Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) July 28, 2024 Maddison Levi had five tries for the Aussies and Faith Nathan with one while...

Paris 2024: South Africa Sevens clinch second rugby bronze medal

Paris 2024: South Africa Sevens clinch second rugby bronze medal

The South Africa Sevens Rugby team clinched their second Olympic bronze medal after beating Australia 26-19 in the third/fourth place match on Saturday. The Blitzboks, who won their first bronze at the inaugural rugby sevens event in 2026, were beaten 15-9 by hosts France earlier in the day but were not deterred against the Aussies despite going behind to Nathan Lawson's try. Selvyn Davids however responded...

Paris 2024: South Africa Sevens book rugby quarter-final spot, Kenya thumped by Samoa

Paris 2024: South Africa Sevens book rugby quarter-final spot, Kenya thumped by Samoa

The South Africa Sevens Rugby team progressed to the quarter-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics with a 49-5 Group A victory over Japan Sevens on Thursday while Kenya Sevens suffered a heavy 26-0 loss to Samoa in Group B. The Blitzboks were beaten 10-5 by Ireland on Wednesday but came out guns blazing against the Japanese in the first half with Mogamat Davids, Impi Visser, Shilton...

Paris 2024: South Africa, Kenya Sevens lose opening rugby games

Paris 2024: South Africa, Kenya Sevens lose opening rugby games

The South Africa And Kenya Sevens rugby team started the Paris 2024 Olympics on a losing note with defeats to Argentina (31-12) and Ireland (10-5) respectively on Wednesday. The Springbok Sevens, who were bronze medallists at the maiden event during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, fall behind to the Irish in Group A through tries in either half from Jordan Conroy and Terry Kennedy....