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South African Rugby
Source: South African Rugby |

Blitzboks book Olympic ticket with triumph in Monaco

It was a great reward for the Springbok Sevens system, that they will once more go the Olympic Games, but the real relief was that the Blitzboks’ swagger and belief is back

They did it the hard way, but the Springbok Sevens finally booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics Games for a third consecutive time since Rugby Sevens was introduced in 2016, when they defeated Great Britain in the final of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage event in Monaco on Sunday…

South African Rugby
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Blitzboks to face Uganda in repechage quarter-final

The Monaco winner will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

The Springbok Sevens team completed a successful pool stage of their World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco on Saturday, finishing top of Pool A with victories over Tonga (31-7) and Chile (26-7) after defeating Mexico (44-0) on Friday, and will now face Uganda at 11h31 (SA time) on Sunday…

South African Rugby
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Blitzboks keen to redeem season in Monaco

Team captain, Selvyn Davids, who played at the Tokyo Olympics, said a win in Monaco would salvage some Blitzboks pride and will of course put them in contention for a possible medal in Paris

There can hardly be a better motivation for the Blitzboks and their haphazard season than winning the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco this weekend. Victory at Stade Louis II means joining the Rugby Sevens event at the 2024 Paris Olympics and that, according to Head Coach Philip Snyman, is…

South African Rugby
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Blitzboks hope to make it count in Monaco

The Blitzboks arrived in Monaco on Monday and on Tuesday had a good training run at Stade Laurentin Rugby in the city of St Laurent du Var near Nice

The Springbok Sevens squad are keen to make their third opportunity to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics count and join their regular foes at the Rugby Sevens event in Paris. France, New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji, Australia, Ireland, USA, and Samoa all confirmed their spots for Paris, and having beaten…

South African Rugby
Source: South African Rugby |

Experienced duo returns as Blitzboks aim for Paris Olympics

South Africa will play Mexico, Tonga and Chile in pool play in the tournament where the winner will fill the last spot at the Rugby Sevens tournament of the 2024 Paris Olympics

Zain Davids and Shilton van Wyk return to the Springbok Sevens squad that will contest the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June. South Africa will play Mexico, Tonga and Chile in pool play in the tournament where the winner will fill the last spot at the Rugby…

World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Principality of Monaco helps World Food Programme (WFP) provide home grown school feeding in Lesotho

Monaco’s contribution will help strengthen food and nutrition support to some 10,000 school children in 80 schools and provide agricultural and financial literacy training for 300 smallholder farmers in Quthing and Mohale’s hoek districts

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €600,000 contribution from the Principality of Monaco for the period of 2023-2026, to help provide meals to school children and training for smallholder farmers as part of the national home-grown school feeding activities in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Monaco’s contribution…

Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion
Source: Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion |

Liberia: President Weah Delivers Keynote Address at International Peace and Sports Forum

The 2022 Forum will bring together experts from all over the world

The President of Liberia, Dr. George Manneh Weah will on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 deliver the Keynote Address of the 13th Edition of the International Peace and Sports Forum in Monaco. President Weah who departed Doha, Qatar on November 29, 2022 arrived in Monaco via Paris on November 30, 2022.…

State House Seychelles
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President Ramkalawan receives His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco at State House

The Head of State and His Serene Highness Prince Albert II discussed state affairs in a tête-à-tête meeting before joining a bilateral meeting

The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan received His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, at State House yesterday. Prince Albert II is on an official visit to Seychelles since Monday where he conducted an expedition to the Aldabra atoll, one of Seychelles' UNESCO World Heritage sites…

State House Seychelles
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Seychelles: Official Visit of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco

For the first two days of his visit, Prince Albert II will undertake an expedition to the UNESCO World Heritage site – the Aldabra atoll

His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco is on an official visit to Seychelles following an invitation from President Wavel Ramkalawan. Prince Albert II and his delegation arrived in Seychelles this morning, Monday 24 October, and will depart on Wednesday 26 October 2022. For the first two…

Rugby Africa

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Ireland, France, and Russia secure a place in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic games following this weekend’s 2021 World Rugby Sevens Repechage

The Olympic repechage is the final part of the global qualifying process and features the best-placed eligible teams who missed out on automatic qualification

Twenty- two teams took to the field, but it was the Irish men’s team and French and Russian women’s’ teams that secured the winning tickets to Tokyo, following the three-day 2021 World Rugby Sevens Repechage that took place this weekend at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. The Olympic repechage…