Springbok Women name strong side for Scotland clash
CAPE TOWN – Four players with Rugby World Cup experience will earn their first starts for the Springbok Women on home soil in 2023 in their opening match of the inaugural WXV2 against Scotland in…
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Bok Women ready for the WXV 2 challenge
Springbok Women assistant coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt says the team has a good preparation ahead of their first WXV 2 match this weekend.
All Stormers stars in action in George
There will be two DHL Stormers XVs in action in George on Friday in the last of their pre-season matches. The doubleheader will get underway at Outeniqua Park at 15h30, when the first DHL Stormers…
Milestones for Booi and Samoya in Hermanus
Nolusindiso Booi will become the most-capped Springbok Women’s player yet when they take on Samoa in Hermanus on Saturday, while – at the other end of the scale – Maceala Samboya be will making her Test debut for South Africa.
Springbok Women’s Sevens call-up for Mdletshe
Former Proteas netball player Sikholiwe ‘Sne’ Mdletshe will make her international rugby debut later this month after she was included in the Springbok Women’s Sevens squad for the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Olympics 2024 Qualifier in Tunisa on 14 and 15 October.
Springbok Women want to eliminate error rate
The Springbok Women are keen to eliminate mistakes from their matches in recent weeks when they face Samoa in their final warm-up Test before the start of WXV in Hermanus on Saturday.
Du Plessis to lead Junior Springbok Women against Zimbabwe
Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt has appointed Western Province No 8 Beyonce du Plessis as captain for their international friendly against Zimbabwe in East London on Tuesday, with Bulls Daisies centre Shiniqwa Lamprecht serving as her deputy.
Mapimpi’s World Cup is probably over
MARSEILLE- Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi could possibly be out of the rest of the Rugby World Cup. Bok coach Jacques Nienaber confirmed after his side’s bonus point 49-18 Pool B Rugby World Cup victory over…
Boks have one foot in World Cup quarterfinals
MARSEILLE – South Africa had to work hard to eventually earn a 49-18 bonus point victory against a brave Tongan team in front of 60387 passionate supporters in the Stade de Velodrome Marseille on Sunday…
Siya Kolisi – ‘I was always the joker, the drunkest and naughty one’
Siya Kolisi says captaining the Springboks for the 50th time in a test match is something he would not have imagined in his wildest dreams.