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Springbok Women head coach Louis Koen applauded his troops for their structured approach in their final match of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup on Sunday, with the victory over Madagascar not only confirming Rugby World Cup 2025 qualification, but also sealed WXV 2 entry.
The Bulls Daisies were made to work hard for their top-of-the-table victory over the Sanlam Boland Dames in Pretoria on Saturday, but the bonus point win cemented their spot at the top of the Women’s Premier Division log, while the Border Ladies moved up to fourth with a tight win over DHL Western Province in East London.
Springbok Women head coach Louis Koen made nine changes to his starting team and 11 overall when he named his squad to play Kenya in the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Wednesday.
The Springbok captain won the Sport Star of the Year and the People’s Choice Athlete of the Year Awards. Besides Kolisi winning the two top awards, SA Rugby was crowned Sports Federation of the Year. Saru president Mark Alexander won administrator of the year.
In an international career spanning 14 years, Springbok Women captain Nolusindiso Booi has probably seen everything that women’s rugby at the highest level can deliver.
The Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames kept their unbeaten records intact in the third round of the Women’s Premier Division with big victories over EP Queens and Golden Lions Women respectively on Saturday, while Border Ladies and DHL Western Province remained in the top four with wins over the Sharks and Free State Women.
The Stormers kept their United Rugby Championship (URC) playoff hopes alive as they thrashed eight time URC Champions Leinster at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday evening. After their shock loss at home…
Speedster Maria Tshiremba will make a welcome return to the Springbok Women’s Sevens squad for next weekend’s HSBC SVNS tournament in Singapore, the seventh of eight in the 2024 season.
Leinster, coached by Laker’s mentor Jacques Nienaber, are also looking to bounce back after their youthful team suffered a heavy defeat against the Lions in Johannesburg.
The Sanlam Boland Dames scored six tries in their 35-15 victory over DHL Western Province to maintain their good start to the Women’s Premier Division season in Wellington on Saturday, while the Bulls Daisies retained their unbeaten status with a 24-3 win over Free State Women in Bloemfontein in the second round.
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