The Port Elizabeth airport will be buzzing today with the arrival of the majority of the teams competing in the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens, which kicks off tomorrow.
Among the new arrivals are the current interprovincial sevens tournament champions, the Assupol Blue Bulls. Another top local team landing today is the S.E.P. Capital Lions.
The Port Elizabeth airport will be buzzing today with the arrival of the majority of the teams competing in the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens, which kicks off tomorrow.
Among the new arrivals are the current interprovincial sevens tournament champions, the Assupol Blue Bulls. Another top local team landing today is the S.E.P. Capital Lions.
International teams descending on the city include the British Samurai International outfit and the United States Tigers.
The Samurai team has a host of international invitation players in its ranks, while the Tigers consists mostly of players who represented the United States in the recent Rugby World Cup.
Another international under 19 side expected to perform well in the tournament, the Maseno School from Kenya, also touches down today. They were runners-up at the Dubai Sevens the past two years.
Tickets for the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens, which runs until Sunday, are available from Computicket.
For more information, visit www.nmbs.co.za