Springbok Sevens
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Springbok Sevens is South Africa’s national rugby sevens team, renowned as one of the world’s leading sides in the fast-paced, seven-a-side format of rugby union.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national rugby sevens team
ⓘ
sports team ⓘ |
| commonwealthGamesGoldMedal |
2014 Glasgow
ⓘ
2022 Birmingham ⓘ |
| competition |
Africa Men’s Sevens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth Games rugby sevens tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Rugby World Cup Sevens NERFINISHED ⓘ World Rugby Sevens Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederation | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| emblem | springbok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifaCountryCodeStyle | RSA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | South African Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeContinent | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Danie Craven Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameLanguage | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | Lightning Boks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Neil Powell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Treu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Branco du Preez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cecil Afrika NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyle Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosko Specman NERFINISHED ⓘ Seabelo Senatla NERFINISHED ⓘ Werner Kok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRival |
England national rugby sevens team
NERFINISHED
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Fiji national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand national rugby sevens team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| olympicGamesBestResult | bronze medal 2016 Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| represents | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rugbyWorldCupSevensBestResult | champions 2022 ⓘ |
| rugbyWorldCupSevensHostNation | South Africa 2022 ⓘ |
| shortName | Blitzboks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby sevens ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
defence-oriented
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kicking game emphasis ⓘ physical ⓘ |
| teamColors |
gold
ⓘ
green ⓘ |
| trainingBase | Stellenbosch, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldRugbySevensSeriesCoreTeam | yes ⓘ |
| worldRugbySevensSeriesOverallTitlesCount | 4 ⓘ |
| worldRugbySevensSeriesTitles |
2008–09
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2016–17 ⓘ 2017–18 ⓘ 2021–22 ⓘ |
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