South Africa eye Olympic sevens gold at end of long tunnel
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25/05/2021 - 03:14 South Africa rugby sevens coach Neil Powell shares a lighter moment with his squad during a training sesson in Stellenbosch. Rodger BOSCH AFP 4 min
Stellenbosch (South Africa) (AFP)
South African rugby sevens coach Neil Powell sometimes had to answer the question What for? as he drove his players through strenuous conditioning and skills training sessions during a long, coronavirus-enforced break from competitive action.
Now there is a goal in sight –- the Tokyo Olympic Games, where the Springbok sevens team, the Blitzboks, will be realistic medal contenders in the July 26-31 tournament.
South Africa eye Olympic sevens gold at end of long tunnel
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New Zealand Rugby has its annual meeting on Thursday, with the deal to be voted on then. A California-based private equity firm, in 2019 Silver Lake acquired a 10 percent stake in City Football Group (CFG), which owns reigning English Premier League champions Manchester City and teams in the United States, Australia and China. An investment in one of the most famous brands in world sport would expand the buyout giant s US$75 billion (NZ$104b) portfolio of companies, most of which are technology and sports venues and teams, according to its website. Silver Lake has been in the news this week as part of the European Super League crisis in which 12 European football clubs tried to set up an alternative competition to the Champions League, before it fell apart from public opposition.
Ireland Sevens stars can provide ‘x-factor’ in Women’s Six Nations campaign, says Adam Griggs Paul Martin © Provided by The Independent
Adam Griggs has backed Ireland’s Sevens stars to bring an “x-factor” to his side in this year’s Women’s Six Nations, starting with their trip to Wales on Saturday.
Head coach Griggs has handed Eve Higgins her 15-a-side international debut at outside centre while two more players who have impressed on the World Sevens Series circuit in recent years, Emily Lane and Stacey Flood, could make their bows off the bench.
Ireland begin their 2021 campaign at Cardiff Arms Park against a Welsh side beaten 53-0 by France last weekend and Griggs hopes the new faces - including returning full-back Eimear Considine - will provide a spark.
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The head coach believes his squad now have a better understanding of what is required to win Test matches. By Ciarán Kennedy Thursday 8 Apr 2021, 3:30 PM 7 hours ago 1,697 Views 2 Comments
Ireland head coach Adam Griggs.
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Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
IRELAND HEAD COACH Adam Griggs says his squad are determined to put all the disruption and frustration experienced over the last 12 months behind them and make a big impression in this Six Nations.
Since then Griggs’ squad have been confined to a series of training camps and in-house matches, and the head coach says they are confident of turning all that time together into positive performances on the pitch.
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