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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 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....