Blitzboks stumble at first Olympic hurdle
The Blitzboks kicked off their 2024 Olympic Games campaign with a narrow loss to Ireland at a packed Stade de France in Paris on Wednesday.
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The Blitzboks kicked off their 2024 Olympic Games campaign with a narrow loss to Ireland at a packed Stade de France in Paris on Wednesday.
Following one of their worst seasons on the sevens circuit, Selvyn Davids says the Blitzboks are focused on winning South Africa’s first medal at the 2024 Olympics.
The Blitzboks’ Paris Olympics campaign will kick off against Ireland on Wednesday, and we look back on South Africa’s highs and lows from the quadrennial sporting spectacle.
Philip Snyman has given the Springbok Sevens the thumbs up as the Blitzboks prepare to start their third consecutive charge at Olympic gold on Wednesday.
Follow the live action as the Blitzboks face New Zealand at the Paris Olympics.
Six players with previous Olympic Games experience, including 2016 bronze medalist Rosko Specman, have been included in the 14-man Blitzboks squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Under the stewardship of former head coach Sandile Ngcobo, five Blitzboks are among a group of 13 to represent SA A at the Rugby Africa Sevens Series in Mauritius.
Philip Snyman says the successful entry to the Paris Olympics has instilled a belief that the Blitzboks have turned a miserable season around.
The Blitzboks have been drawn in a challenging pool that includes traditional rivals New Zealand and Ireland for this year’s Olympic Games in France.
The Blitzboks beat Great Britain in the final of the Sevens Repechage on Sunday night to successfully seal a place in the Paris Olympics.