South Africa national rugby sevens team
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The South Africa national rugby sevens team is the country’s elite men’s rugby sevens side, renowned on the World Rugby Sevens Series for its speed, skill, and multiple series titles.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national rugby sevens team
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sports team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Springbok Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesIn |
Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament
NERFINISHED
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Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ World Rugby Sevens Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederation | Rugby Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| eliteStatus | top-tier team on World Rugby Sevens Series ⓘ |
| foundedBy | South African Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's team ⓘ |
| governingBody | South African Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | SA Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Cape Town Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTournament | South Africa Sevens (World Rugby Sevens Series leg) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Blitzboks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Neil Powell
NERFINISHED
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Paul Treu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Branco du Preez
NERFINISHED
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Cecil Afrika NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyle Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Seabelo Senatla NERFINISHED ⓘ Werner Kok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| olympicMedal |
bronze medal at 2016 Summer Olympics
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bronze medal at 2020 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| playsFormat | seven-a-side rugby union ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| represents | South Africa in international rugby sevens ⓘ |
| rival |
England national rugby sevens team
NERFINISHED
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Fiji national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | South Africa Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby sevens ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
skillful attacking play
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speed ⓘ |
| teamColors |
gold
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green ⓘ |
| worldCupSevensTitle |
1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens
NERFINISHED
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2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldRugbyMemberUnion | South African Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldRugbySevensSeriesTitles |
2008–09
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2016–17 ⓘ 2017–18 ⓘ 2021–22 ⓘ |
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