With three weeks to go till the Rugby Tens Championship (R10C) in South Africa, organisers have introduced that quite a few Rugby World Cup Sevens, nationwide groups sevens and 15s in addition to prime skilled golf equipment worldwide stars will likely be taking part in and training within the competitors.
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This contains gamers who represented the host nation, South Africa, on the Cape Town Stadium in early September because the world of rugby descended onto town to observe as Fiji (males) and Australia (girls) went house as world champions.
Mathrin Simmers and Felicia Jacobs, returning for a second time to the Rugby Tens Championship, represented South Africa as Paul Delport’s facet completed 14th total on the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
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At simply 21, Jamaica’s Jack Rampton is a extremely rated prospect on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, having made his bow in that competitors within the not too long ago concluded 2021/22 marketing campaign earlier than showcasing his abilities on the Cape Town Stadium.
Blitzboks legend Branco du Preez in motion
International legends may also be lacing up their boots once more, together with Blitzboks stalwart Branco du Preez, in addition to former South Africa worldwide Marithy Pienaar and Kenyan super-duo Andrew Amonde and Oscar Ouma.
“Having played 7s rugby for such a long time and prior to that 15s, I am excited to play Tens. The Pretoria and Stellenbosch events are set up to be very competitive and fun as well, and I look forward to showing off my skills,” shared Du Preez.
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Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Uganda, Tunisia, USA, Fiji, France, Japan, and others are sending their nationwide workforce gamers to the 10-a-side competitors that will likely be happening over two weeks in South Africa this October.
Blitzboks legends Cecil Afrika and Frankie Horne are teaching girls’s groups in a bid to lift consciousness of equality in rugby and sport.
“I am extremely excited for the upcoming Tens Championship and for the competition to be happening in my home country (South Africa). In working with the ladies team, I am able to share my knowledge and experiences that aim to empower them with the necessary tools to add to their already existing potential, and equally compete in the sport. I believe part of the solution to creating more and more equality within the field is providing the platform in which to do so, and thus I am grateful to be part of that,” says Cecil Afrika.
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Frankie Horne, the High-Performance Head of Sevens with USA’s Rhinos Rugby and having helped Jamaica National Team Sevens at this 12 months’s World Cup, famous: “What excites me is the caliber of players coming to the R10C this year. Not only on the Men’s front but the quality and expertise on the Women’s front is mouthwatering. Looking forward to a solid competition as it’s loaded with top coaches and players.”
Fiji maestro Waisale Serevi returns
Nicknamed ‘the king of sevens’ throughout his taking part in days, Rhinos Rugby’s High-Performance Coach, Waisale Serevi, will likely be teaching the San Clemente Rhinos males’s facet.
A two-time Rugby World Cup Sevens winner, the 54-year-old additionally represented his nation at three 15-a-side Rugby World Cups earlier than shifting on to teaching, the place he has coached his native Fiji, in addition to Russia and Jamaica.
The lengthy checklist of worldwide heavyweights additionally contains the 2014 Rugby World Cup winner with England, Heather Fisher, as assistant coach, the Canadian worldwide DTH van der Merwe, who represented the Maple Leafs at 4 XV World Cups, and at Rugby World Cup Sevens, Ryno Combrinck, who coached Botswana in addition to the San Clemente Rhinos in 2020 and 2021 skilled competitions, and the previous Springbok scrumhalf, Dan van Zyl.
Rugby Tens Championship begins in Pretoria
Starting out in Pretoria on October 7-8, earlier than shifting on to Stellenbosch on October 14-15, the sequence unique 4 franchises – Balkans Honey Badgers, Cape Town Wild Dogs, San Clemente Rhinos and Serengeti Elephants – are joined this 12 months by the historic Blue Bulls Rugby Union.
Founded in 1938, the province has joined the competitors and can showcase the area’s wealth of expertise, whereas providing its girls a primary alternative to play rugby at an expert stage.
A contest with three core values which can be ‘rugby, equality and entertainment’, the Rugby Tens Championship champions alternatives for all, and promotes equality in sport. This contains giving athletes of numerous backgrounds, nationalities and expertise the chance to compete at an expert stage, and equal sources and compensation to women and men.
The competitors may also characteristic Academy U18 girls and boys gamers, with a complete of 20 groups competing for Division Trophies in each Pretoria and Stellenbosch.
Over the 2 weekends of motion, gamers may also compete for the Championship Franchise Trophy and R200 000 in prize cash, which is akin to Formula One’s Constructors Championship, that means that each workforce’s contribution to the trigger will matter.
Notable gamers:
Australia National Teams and Professional Clubs: Natalie Wright (Queensland Reds), Kaitlin Shave (Brisbane Broncos), Georgia Hannaway (HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series), Nathan den Hoedt (LA Giltinis, MLR), Sama Malolo
Austria National Team: Elena-Riccarda Hennig
Canada National Team: Oliver Nott (Toronto Arrows, MLR), Kainoa Lloyd (San Diego Legion, MLR), Brock Gallagher (Loggerheads, PR Sevens), Josh Larsen (New England Free Jacks, MLR)
England National Teams and Professional Clubs: Ellen Ramsbottom (Loughborough Lightning, Allianz premier 15s)
Fiji National Teams: Adi Vani Buleki (HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series), Reapi Ulunisau (2020 Olympics), Viniana Riwai (HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series), Rusila Nagasau (2016 & 2020 Olympics)
France National Teams and Professional Clubs: Luca Mignot (University of Bath, BUCS Super Rugby), Marie Saluzzo (Stade Francais), Kelegh Moutome( HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series), Romeo Ponge Prince (Berre)
Ireland National Teams and Professional Clubs: Anne Caplice (2017 RWC), David Busby (Seattle Seawolves, MLR), Patrick O’Toole (NOLA Gold, MLR), John Poland (New England Free Jacks, MLR)
Jamaica National Teams: Jack Rampton (2022 RWC7s), Matthew Coore
Japan National Teams and Professional Clubs: Chiharu Nakamura (2016 & 2020 Olympic Games, 2018 & 2022 RWC7s)
Kenya National Teams: Andrew Amonde (2013 & 2018 RWC7s) Oscar Ouma (2013 RWC7s), Grace Adhiambo (2020 Olympics), Stellah Wafula (2020 Olympics), Judith Okumu (2020 Olympics), Janet Okelo (2016 & 2020 Olympics), Jeff Mukutu
Mexico National Team: Isabel Gonzalez Burgos (HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series)
Namibia National Team: Wynand Breytenbach
Netherlands National Teams and Professional Clubs: Pleuni Kievit (HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series), Jordan Heil (HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series), Timon Vijn (Loggerheads, Premier Rugby Sevens)
New Zealand National Teams and Professional Clubs: Rebekah Cordero Tufuga (HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series), Angus Fletcher, Shakira Baker (2014 RWC, 2018 RWC7s, 2016 Olympics), Marcelle Parkes, Rhiarna Ferris, Harmony Ioane, Grace Steinmetz
Poland National Team: Anna Klichowska (2022 RWC7s), Natalia Pamieta (2022 RWC7s)
South Africa National Teams: Branco du Preez (2013 RWC7s), Marithy Pienaar (2018 RWC7s), Lorinda Brown(HSBC World Cup Sevens Series), Mathrin Simmers (2022 RWC7s), Nomsa Mokwai (HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series), Felicia Jacobs (2022 RWC7s), Kirsten Conrad (HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series), Ryno Benjamin (2009 & 2013 RWC7s)
Sweden National Teams and Professional Clubs: Minonna Nunstedt, Amanda Swartz
Trinidad and Tobago National Team: Jonathan Taylor
Tunisia: Mariam Mekni
Uganda National Team: Ian Munyani
USA National Teams and Major League Rugby: Matai Leuta (2018 RWC7s), Cyrille Cama (LA Giltinis, MLR) , Elizabeth Tafuna (USA Falcons 7s), Ryan James (LA Giltinis, MLR)
Zimbabwe National Team: Hilton Mudariki (Zimbabwe Goshawks), Biselele Tshamala (Zimbabwe Goshawks)
About Rugby Tens Championship
The Rugby Tens Championship is an expert rugby 10s competitors which provides alternatives to athletes internationally. The Championships, which host occasions internationally, has 5 franchises, every having a males’s, girls’s, boys’ and ladies’ groups. Learn extra concerning the competitors by visiting rugbytens.com, or on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
