Experienced flanker Chris Dry said New Zealand will be wary of Blitzboks when the two teams converge during the Cape Town Sevens that is scheduled to be played on 8th and 9th December.
Blitzbok playmaker Rosko Specman said the result in the recently concluded Dubai 7s leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series has not affected the team's confidence as the teams head to Cape Town.
The draw for the Cape Town leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens series was announced on Sunday with New Zealand grouped along with South Africa in Pool A.
New Zealand went on to win their first Dubai 7s title in 10 years as they defeated USA 21-5 in the final to begin the HSBC World Rugby Sevens series on top.
New Zealand Women extended their dominance in the Dubai 7s leg of World Rugby Sevens Series as they went on to defeat Canada Women 26-14 in the final on Friday.
Fiji, New Zealand and Australia were the best team on the opening day of the Dubai leg in the Men's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as they went on to top their respective groups.
New Zealand, England and Canada had a productive start to the Women's HSBC World Rugby Sevens series in Dubai after managing to top their respective pools.
Ahead of this week’s opening round in the 2018/19 World Sevens Series in Dubai, captain Madison Hughes took some time out to chat to Callum Wood about all things US Rugby and how his career has unfolded.
The 2018 Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens kicks off today at The Sevens Stadium. Now in it’s 49th year, it is set to be the largest event on record with over 900 rugby and netball matches across the three days and enhanced entertainment for everyone.
England Sevens head coach Simon Armor has named the side for the 2018/19 edition of World Rugby Sevens Series opener that will kick-off in Dubai on 29th and 30th November.
Connor Wallace-Sims is a young USA 7s representative, educated in Plymouth in the UK, who has just signed for new Major League Rugby franchise Rugby United New York [RUNY].
A player who was brought up in South Africa and is “straight out of the Huw Jones mould” is set to star for Scotland Sevens and perhaps one of the pro teams in the coming months.
Rugby Africa have initiated their first step in giving maximum opportunities for a wide range of players to to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo following the launch of the first round of the qualification tournament that kicked-off on Saturday in Abidjan.
England Women and Men's teams will have an aligned programme ahead of the 2018/19 season at the England Rugby Sevens High Performance Centre at The Lensbury in Teddington.