Legends at 7s

The @lantic 7’s Rugby tournament will be held over the weekend of 23rd February in Stellenbosch at the Paul Roos Gimnasium and Breyten Paulse will hand over the trophy after the prize giving.

SA Rugby legends of the game will be present for the semi-finals (starting at 13h30), finals and prize giving.

@lantic Internet Services, a secondary sponsor of the SA Rugby Legends,is a member of the AltX-listed Vox Telecom Group, and is the largest independent consumer Internet Service Provider (ISP) in South Africa. With 196 franchised branches nationwide, the company offers internet solutions to private users as well as to small and medium-sized businesses.

"We believe that 7’s is the ideal platform for skills development in young players, explains Dederick Venter, Marketing Director of @lantic. "Proof of this is the performance of players like Brent Russell, Stefan Basson and Phillip Burger, to name but a few. Other players like Bryan Habana and JP Pietersen played 7’s before making Bok team. Sevens rugby has never received the same attention in South Africa as its 15 man counterpart and we believe we can assist in making South Africa the top 7’s country in the world."

According to Lindsay Mould, chairman of SA School's Rugby, this is a fantastic initiative which should assist Paul Treu as national sevens coach in identifying talent for future Springbok sevens teams as well as offering young players, who are the future of South African rugby, additional exposure and development opportunities.