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Cecil Afrika calls time on his Sevens career

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Cecil Afrika

Springbok Sevens playmaker Cecil Afrika has called time on his illustrious career of 12 years as a Blitzboks stalwart. Cecil Afrika career Afrika is the Blitboks top points scorer of all time, with 1462 points to his name. He played in 66 HSBC tournaments, with a total of 345 games. His debut was in Dubai […] READ MORE

HK7s: Japanese Women’s Side Regain Core Status, As Men Battle It Out

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So the opening days of the HK7s week have seen much action already. As the Japanese Women's side regain core-status, it demonstrates the important step that Hong Kong is for teams other than the leading teams. Sevens is a global sport, and besides the Olympics, events like Hong Kong and Dubai exemplify the reach that sport has. Bringing nations like Sri Lanka and Belgium onto the same fields that England, New Zealand and South Africa play on. It certainly is 'the true Mecca' of all sevens tournaments. READ MORE