Springbok Sevens legend to retire

Springbok Sevens legend to retire

By Semi Turaga
Tuesday 09/06/2020
Cecil Afrika has announced his retirement [Photo: getty Image]

Legendary Springbok Sevens player Cecil Afrika has announced his retirement from Sevens Rugby, ending a distinguished 12-year career.

Afrika retires as South Africa’s highest points scorer, playing in 345 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series matches and notching up a massive points tally of 1462.

RugbyPass reports the 2011 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year will be out of contract at the end of July, and with no matches scheduled before that date, Afrika has now played his last game for his country.

The 32-year-old will not don the Blitzbok colours again after a mutual agreement between the player and Springbok Sevens management but has not ruled out the possibility of making a comeback for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics.

Afrika made his debut in Dubai in 2009 and played in his final and 66th tournament for his country in Vancouver in March this year.

He was part of two World Series-winning Blitzbok squads (2017 and 2018), as well as the South African team that won Commonwealth Games gold (2014) and Olympic bronze (2016) medals.

[Source: RugbyPass]

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