South Africa national rugby union team (sevens)

The South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens

The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the...

and the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

Current squad

2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series

The 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, will be the 13th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000....

14-man squad (Australia, Dubai, South Africa):

Cecil Afrika
Cecil Afrika
Cecil Afrika is a South African rugby union player. He is currently part of the South African sevens team where he plays at Flyhalf.-Career:Afrika represented the South African Schoolboys in 2006...
Bernado Botha
Kyle Brown
Renfred Dazel
Paul Delport
Chris Dry
Branco du Preez
Robert Ebersohn
Robert Ebersohn
Robert Thompson Ebersohn is a rugby union and Sevens player from South Africa. He has played for the Springboks Sevens, South Africa U20 and made his Super 14 debut for the Toyota Cheetahs in 2010...
Frankie Horne
Steven Hunt
Chase Minnaar
Boom Prinsloo
Mark Richards
William Small-Smith

*Updated:18 November 2011.

Rugby union at the World Games

2001 Akita
2005 Duisburg
2009 Kaohsiung Rugby union at the 2009 World Games Rugby union, specifically in the sevens format, was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Fiji entered the 2009 games as the two time defending Gold Medalists. Held on July 24 and 25 of 2009 in Taiwan, Fiji did not fail to clinch gold for the 3rd time in front...

Honours

Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal 2002
World Games
Rugby union at the World Games
Rugby union was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Women's rugby competition has not yet been introduced....

Silver Medal 2005
World Games
Rugby union at the 2009 World Games
Rugby union, specifically in the sevens format, was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Fiji entered the 2009 games as the two time defending Gold Medalists. Held on July 24 and 25 of 2009 in Taiwan, Fiji did not fail to clinch gold for the 3rd time in front...

Bronze Medal 2009
2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series
2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series was the tenth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. South Africa clinched the 2008-09 World Series on Day 1 of the Edinburgh Sevens, its first Series title...

Champions

Win summaries

Event	Venue	Cup			Plate	Bowl	Shield
Event	Venue	Winner	Final Score	Runner-up	Winner	Winner	Winner
2011 London Sevens 2011 London Sevens The 2011 London Sevens was a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was held from May 21–22 at Twickenham Stadium in England and featured 16 teams....	Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...		24 - 14
2009 Adelaide Sevens 2009 Adelaide Sevens The Adelaide Sevens, is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens...	Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...		26 - 7
2008 South Africa Sevens 2008 South Africa Sevens The Emirates Airlines South Africa Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens...	Outeniqua Park Outeniqua Park Outeniqua Park is a multi-purpose stadium in George, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and was the home stadium of the South African leg of the IRB Sevens World Series from 2001 through 2010, after which it moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.The...		12 - 7
2008 Dubai Sevens 2008 Dubai Sevens The Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens . The 2008 competition was held on November 28 and November 29 at The Sevens, a brand-new facility built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. It was the first of eight...	The Sevens		19 - 12
2008 Adelaide Sevens 2008 Adelaide Sevens The Adelaide Sevens, was played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens . The 2008 competition, took on 5 April and 6 April in Adelaide, Australia and was the sixth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series.South Africa halted New Zealand's winning...	Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...		15 - 7
2006 Dubai Sevens 2006 Dubai Sevens The Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens...	Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground is a multi-use stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches, and was the home stadium of the Dubai Sevens, the first event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series, through the 2007 edition. The Dubai Sevens moved to a new...		31 - 12

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