Blitzboks coach Neil Powell. (Photo by Carl Fourie/Gallo Images) New Zealand's Sevens team have been crowned champions for the 2019/20 World Rugby Sevens Series season.The four remaining events have been cancelled after the season was halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The All Blacks Sevens were top of the standings, while South Africa's Blitzboks finished second.The…
Springbok Sevens legend Cecil Afrika's national contract will run its course at the end of July.He played 12 seasons on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit.The 32-year-old, however, has not given up hope of playing in the next Olympics.Springbok Sevens legend Cecil Afrika has stepped down from international sevens duty.Afrika, 32, on Monday ended his…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…