South Africa national rugby union team (sevens)
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| Union | South African Rugby Union | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Blitzbokke | ||
| Emblem(s) | The Springbok and the Protea | ||
| Coach(es) | Neil Powell | ||
| Captain(s) | Kyle Brown | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1997 | ||
The South African national rugby union sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.
Contents
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.
Tournament history
Honours
- Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal 2002
- World Games Silver Medal 2005
- World Games Bronze Medal 2009
- 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series Champions
- Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal 2010
- Commonwealth Games Gold Medal 2014
Summer Olympics
| Olympics Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016 |
Qualifed | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | - | - | - | - | |||
Commonwealth Games
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
Win summaries
Players
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Current squad
The following players were named in tournament squads during the 2015–16 Sevens World Series:[4]
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In addition, the following players were named in an extended training squad[5] or included in Academy sides:[6]
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- Tim Agaba
- Joel Booysen
- Damian de Allende
- Stephan Dippenaar
- Donovan du Randt
- Branco du Preez
- Carel du Preez
- Warrick Gelant
- Lungelo Gosa
- Bryan Habana
- Cornal Hendricks
- Frankie Horne
- Dewald Human
- Ryan Kankowski
- Jaco Kriel
- Hoffmann Maritz
- Sibahle Maxwane
- Oupa Mohojé
- Lwazi Mvovo
- Ruhan Nel
- Sandile Ngcobo
- Sphamandla Ngcobo
- Shakes Soyizwapi
- Warren Whiteley
Previous squads
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References
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