Forty of the best team from around the world have descended on Cape Town as Sevens fever gripped the Mother City in anticipation of the first Rugby World Cup to be held on South African spoil since 1995.
The event kicks off at Cape Town Stadium at 08:45 on Friday, 9 September – when Ireland’s men take on Portugal – and tickets are still available for all three days.
The Springbok Sevens and Springbok Women’s Sevens teams are in action on all three days and kick off their campaigns on Friday, 9 September’s evening session.
The SA women meet France at 18:35 while the Blitzboks close day one with a match-up against the winners of a qualification match between Germany and Chile at 19:03.
“We’ve been waiting a long time to host a World Cup and it’s now almost upon us,” said Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby.
Play begins at 08:15 on Saturday, 10 September and 08:30 on Sunday so there is plenty of action throughout all three days.
The Rugby World Cup Sevens winners will be crowned on Sunday, 11 September evening with the women’s championship final at 20:17 and the men’s at 20:54.
The Springbok Sevens World Cup Sevens squad is:
The Springbok Sevens squad (with RWC & World Series stats):
Cecil Afrika – 2013 RWC; 66 World Series tournaments (1462 points)
Ronald Brown – RWC debut; 8 World Series tournaments (285 points)
Angelo Davids – RWC debut; 9 World Series tournaments (160 points)
Selvyn Davids – 2018 RWC; 27 World Series tournaments (564 points)
Muller du Plessis – RWC debut; 20 World Series tournaments (315 points)
Christie Grobbelaar – RWC debut; 8 World Series tournaments (70 points)
Sako Makata – RWC debut; 16 World Series tournaments (60 points)
James Murphy – RWC debut; 10 World Series tournaments (45 points)
Mfundo Ndhlovu – RWC debut; 10 World Series tournaments (60 points)
JC Pretorius – RWC debut; 20 World Series tournaments (225 points)
Siviwe Soyizwapi (captain) – 2018 RWC; 40 World Series tournaments (670 points)
Impi Visser – RWC debut; 21 World Series tournaments (115 points)
Shaun Williams – RWC debut; 7 World Series tournaments (80 points)
