The Springbok Women’s Sevens team left South Africa on Friday with a firm understanding of what their first participation in the Olympic Games means, not only to the players selected in the squad, but also to those who came before them. And according to Nadine Roos, one of the team’s star performers, they are also…
Tuks’s coaches’ and athletes’ vision and passion have led to many memorable moments in South African sports. There was the “Awesome Foursome”, who won gold in rowing during the 2012 London Olympic Games. Kirsten McCann won a rowing world title. Luvo Manyonga won gold and silver in the long jump at the World Champs and…
Springbok Women and Springbok Women’s Sevens star Nadine Roos will join Nagato Blue Angels in Japan on a six month contract in January 2023. Roos, the 2022 MyPlayers Women’s Player of the Year and nominee for the Springbok Women’s Player of the Year award, is the first local player to sign for a Japanese club…
The Springbok Women’s Sevens – with a magnificent Nadine Roos leading the charge – broke their 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens duck in emphatic fashion when they outplayed Colombia by 27-0 to book their place in the Challenge 13th place playoff against China, at 14h37 on Sunday afternoon. Roos, who scored a try in their…
The Springbok Sevens squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 have three bronze medalist survivors from 2018, in Siviwe Soyizwapi – who will lead the team – Selvyn Davids and Ryan Oosthuizen. Springbok Women’s Sevens stalwart Mathrin Simmers will play in her third RWC 7s in Cape Town next weekend; and stalwart Cecil Afrika was…
Catch me if you can. That seems to be the Springbok sevens rugby player, Nadine Roos, attitude when she has got the ball in hand. No one often does, as the Tuks player tends to be like quicksilver on the field . . . fast and unpredictable. Scoring tries has become second nature to her….
