Olympic Games

LIVE: Olympic Games Sevens

Follow the live action as the Blitzboks face New Zealand at the Paris Olympics.

Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi

Soyizwapi: ‘Under-radar’ Blitzboks to make it count

Siviwe Soyizwapi believes the Blitzboks can shrug off an indifferent Sevens Series campaign and go all the way to gold medal glory for Team SA at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Blitzboks drawn in tough Paris 2024 pool

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.

France's scrum-half Antoine Dupont takes part in a training session at the stade Georges Carcassonne in Aix-en-Provence on October 02, 2023, during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup. / ALTERNATE CROP - ALTERNATE CROP

Dupont prepared to ‘sacrifice’ for Olympics bid

France captain Antoine Dupont said on Monday he will have to make “sacrifices” if he is to feature for his country at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.

France's scrum-half Antoine Dupont, using a head guard, attends a training session at the Stade du Parc in Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris, on October 11, 2023, during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup. - Influential scrum-half Dupont, 2021's World Rugby player of the year, was given the green light by his surgeon to return to full training after having an operation on a broken cheekbone.

Dupont to miss Six Nations for Olympics

France captain Antoine Dupont will sit out this season’s Six Nations to prepare for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris less than a year after the disappointment of an early World Cup exit.

Blitzboks coaches Sandile Ngcobo and Philip Snyman

Ngcobo: Blitzboks still ‘gold medal contenders’

Sandile Ngcobo believes his Blitzboks side should get a final shot at qualifying for the Olympic Games next year after falling at the final hurdle in Zimbabwe.

Blitzboks on track for Olympics

The Blitzboks have booked their place in the quarter-finals of the African Olympic qualifiers after a commanding display in the pool stage in Harare.

Fiji beat New Zealand to retain Olympic rugby sevens gold

Fiji defended their rugby sevens title with an action-packed 27-12 victory over New Zealand at the Tokyo Stadium on Wednesday.

Tokyo , Japan - 28 July 2021; Ronald Brown of South Africa is tackled by Folau Niua of United States during the Men's Rugby Sevens 5th placed play-off match between USA and South Africa at the Tokyo Stadium during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Blitzboks finish with a flourish to claim fifth

The Blitzboks beat Australia and the USA to finish their campaign strongly and claim fifth place on the final day of the Olympic Sevens on Wednesday.

South Africa's Justin Geduld (L) gestures as Argentina's Ignacio Mendy (C) and teammate Luciano Gonzalez celebrate winning the men's quarter-final rugby sevens match between South Africa and Argentina during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Blitzboks not up to their own standards – Soyizwapi

Blitzbok captain Siviwe Soyizwapi says they only have themselves to blame for their unfortunate exit from medal contention at the 2020 Olympic Games, as they failed to use their opportunities in their quarter-final defeat by Argentina.