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‘The Roaming Chef’ Dennis Ombachi protects his sauces

With millions of followers, the former rugby sevens star makes short, snappy videos of him cooking up mouth-watering dishes

Tom Mitchell (C) #6 of England tackled midfield by Chris Dry #3 and Ryan Oosthuizen #2 of South Africa in Match #20, South Africa vs England (Pool A) during the Canada Sevens, Round 6 of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, held at BC Place, Vancouver, Canada on March 7, 2020. (Photo by Allan Hamilton/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 to be held in Cape Town

The competition, which will run between September 9-11, 2022, will be held at the Cape Town Stadium, with a capacity of 57 654.

Sevens comes of age

The Olympics in Rio are the game-changer. Suddenly nations that care little for rugby have diverted funds to the sport.

Rugby world sevens: SA fights to victory on home soil

South Africa beat New Zealand 26-17 in the the final round of the world sevens circuit on Sunday.

Blitzbokke on course to defend Tokyo Sevens title

The Springbok Sevens have won all three of their Pool B matches, staying on course to defend their HSBC Sevens World Series tournament title in Japan.

Seabelo Senatla during day 1 of the 2014 USA Sevens at Sam Boyd Stadium on January 24 2014 in Las Vegas.

Blitzbokke defend Las Vegas title

South Africa has won a second straight USA Sevens title with a 14-7 triumph over New Zealand, taking first place in the IRB Sevens World Series.

Blitzbokke beat New Zealand in final at Mandela stadium

South Africa has beaten New Zealand in the Sevens World Series, held at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

SA women’s Sevens team to play in international series

The SA Select Team of Women’s Sevens are to participate in a tournament in Dubai – featuring a balance of experience and youth, says its coach.

Gordon Tietjens’ All Blacks team have dominated the IRB World Series Sevens

All Blacks to play England in World Cup Sevens final

The All Blacks will play England in the final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens on Sunday as torrential rain played havoc on the pitch in Moscow.

Blitzbokke take the cup at Glasgow Sevens

The Springbok Sevens side came from behind to beat New Zealand 28-21 to win the Glasgow Sevens World Series Cup final.

‘It’s not every day you beat New Zealand twice in the final’

South Africa rallied with three tries in the second half on Sunday to defeat New Zealand 24-19 and win the Tokyo Sevens rugby title.

Nwabisa Ngxatu of the South African women’s Sevens rugby team.

SA women’s Sevens squad named

The South African women’s Sevens squad has been named on Friday for the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series tournament in Dubai next week.

Stephan Dippenaar

Blitzbokke take third as Fiji win Gold Coast Sevens

The Springbok Sevens team bounced back from their loss against Fiji to outplay Kenya 41-7 and claim third place at the Gold Coast Sevens on Sunday.

Cornal Hendricks of South Africa scores a try during the Sevens World Series plate semifinal against England on Sunday.

NZ nab 10th Sevens World Series honours, Fiji take London Sevens

New Zealand have been crowned Sevens World Series champions for the 10th time in 13 years, while rivals Fiji imperiously won the London Sevens.

Gordon Tietjens’ All Blacks team have dominated the IRB World Series Sevens

Kiwis club SA to clinch rugby sevens crown

New Zealand’s 36-0 quarterfinal win over South Africa in the IRB world sevens rugby series all but assures them of overall victory in the tournament.

Fiji too strong for Kiwis at Hong Kong Sevens

Fiji too strong for Kiwis at Hong Kong Sevens

Fiji have won the Hong Kong Sevens in a tight match against New Zealand 35-28 that takes them just two points off top spot in the overall standings.

Three changes made to Sevens Boks ahead of Asia trip

Three changes made to Sevens Boks ahead of Asia trip

Paul Treu has made three changes to the Springbok Sevens squad for the upcoming series tournaments in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Derbies set to shake up Super Rugby

Derbies featuring the Bulls against the Stormers and the Crusaders against the Highlanders threaten to shake up the Super 15 table this weekend.

Boks down Fiji to win USA Sevens

South Africa scored three tries in the first five minutes before going on to beat Fiji 24-14 to claim the USA Sevens on Sunday.

Teenager seals Sevens win for New Zealand

Teenager Declan O’Donnell bagged a hat-trick of tries as New Zealand beat England 29-14 in the Wellington final of the IRB Sevens World Series.