They may have obvious personal reasons to be excited for the Springbok Women season to start in Madrid on Saturday, but ...
Springbok Women interim coach Louis Koen named three uncapped players – Mary Zulu (fullback), Shaunique Hess (centre) an...
She played her first Test a decade ago, and this week in Madrid, Springbok Women scrumhalf Tayla Kinsey is yet again cho...
The need to grow the talent pool and expose new players to the Springbok Women environment were stated goals for the squ...
Imagine the moment. One minute left to play in a crucial Rugby World Cup match; South Africa are awarded a penalty, and ...
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Exactly 50 days from today, the historic 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan will kick off, but Springbok supporters will have to wait an extra day to go before their team kick off their campaign with a blockbuster Group B match against defending champions, the All Blacks.
The battle for places in the top four on the standings in the Currie Cup First Division will intensify this weekend as the teams face the realisation that there are only three pool rounds remaining, including this weekend, to earn semi-final spots.
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team and major team partner, Castle Free, announced an exciting new joint venture to find the next ‘Imbokodo’ to join the national squad.
Gaining valuable momentum will be the focus for all the teams in action in the Currie Cup this weekend, as some sides reach the halfway stage of their campaigns and others edge closer to the final stages of their pool games.
The Springboks resumed with training on Wednesday morning in Auckland, New Zealand, after a short break as they kicked off their preparations for next week’s showdown with Argentina.
Tafel Lager Griquas reclaimed the top spot on the standings in the Currie Cup with a bonus point 37-15 victory against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, seriously denting the Pretorians’ playoff aspirations.
The Phakisa Pumas put in a spirited second half performance as they caused one of the big upsets in the Currie Cup when they defeated the defending champion Cell C Sharks 27-20 in Nelspruit on Saturday for their first win of the 2019 season.
The Jaguares XV cemented their place in the semi-final stages of the Currie Cup First Division this weekend as they earned their fifth successive victory in the competition, while the Valke and Down Touch Griffons also remained on track for top-four finishes.
Defending SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial champions, Western Province, booked a rewarding home final in the competition this weekend as they outplayed neighbours, Boland, 28-0 in Worcester in the penultimate pool round of the A Section.
Babalwa Latsha will lead the Springbok Women’s team, with Zinhle Ndawonde serving as her vice-captain for the Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifier, which runs from Friday 9 to Saturday, 17 August, in Brakpan, Gauteng.
Exactly 50 days from today, the historic 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan will kick off, but Springbok supporters will have to wait an extra day to go before their team kick off their campaign with a blockbuster Group B match against defending champions, the All Blacks.
Tafel Lager Griquas reclaimed the top spot on the standings in the Currie Cup with a bonus point 37-15 victory against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, seriously denting the Pretorians’ playoff aspirations.
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Dumke and Lochner set to shine in SpainThey may have obvious personal reasons to be excited for the Springbok Women season to start in Madrid on Saturday, but for experienced flanker Lusanda Dumke and uncapped lock Danelle Lochner, there will a unified desire come Saturday 17h00 (SA time).
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Four debutants in Bok Women team to face CanadaSpringbok Women interim coach Louis Koen named three uncapped players – Mary Zulu (fullback), Shaunique Hess (centre) and Danelle Lochner (lock) – in the starting team and added Byrhandré Dolf (utility back) to the bench to face Canada in Madrid on Saturday
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Kinsey: Excited to be playing Test rugby againShe played her first Test a decade ago, and this week in Madrid, Springbok Women scrumhalf Tayla Kinsey is yet again chomping at the bit to have another opportunity to represent her country.
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Tour to lock in next generation of women's talentThe need to grow the talent pool and expose new players to the Springbok Women environment were stated goals for the squad when SA Rugby recently announced their tour to Spain and Tests against Canada and Spain.
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Fresh perspective for Janse van Rensburg in 2023Imagine the moment. One minute left to play in a crucial Rugby World Cup match; South Africa are awarded a penalty, and you nail it to put your side ahead 17-14 against Fiji with one more play left in the game.
