Du Plessis – Groomed for greatness

Muller du Plessis’ childhood training programme, developed by his father, gave him a crucial head start in rugby, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.

Watch: Incredible Fijian finish

Fiji’s Alosio Naduva goes supersonic from the restart and scores an unbelievable try at the Sydney Sevens.

Brown: Sport can humble you quickly

Kyle Brown downplayed his milestone of becoming the most-capped Blitzboks player during the Sydney Sevens last weekend.

Highlights: Sydney Sevens (Day 2)

Highlights of day two of the Sydney Sevens, which saw New Zealand take gold and the Blitzboks finish fifth.

Blitzboks fifth, NZ take gold

Kyle Brown scored a late try as the Blitzboks edged Australia 12-10 to finish fifth at the Sydney Sevens, while New Zealand beat the USA 21-5 in the final.

Blitzboks smash hapless Spain

The Blitzboks thrashed Spain 33-0 in their fifth-place semi-final at the Sydney Sevens on Sunday to set up a rematch with Australia.

England bash Blitzboks

England powered into the Cup semi-finals of the Sydney Sevens after cruising to a 26-5 win over the Blitzboks on Sunday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.

LIVE: Sydney Sevens (Day 2)

Fixtures, results and videos from the Sydney Sevens on Sunday. 

Highlights: Sydney Sevens (Day 1)

Highlights of day one of the Sydney Sevens, which saw the Blitzboks beat Tonga and Argentina, before losing to Australia.

Blitzboks falter against Australia

The Blitzboks finished top of their pool and qualified for the Cup quarter-finals of the Sydney Sevens despite losing 29-21 to Australia on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.