Former Junior Springbok Women’s captain Leigh Fortuin and flanker Nobuhle Mjwara will earn their first starts for South ...
The Springbok Women left Stade Makis in Antananarivo with smiles on their faces on Wednesday afternoon, knowing that muc...
The Springbok Women overcame Kenya 19-12 (12-0) at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Wednesday to keep their winning streak...
The Springbok Women coaches have named an unchanged starting team from their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup opener for their r...
The Springbok Women started the defence of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup the way the coaching staff hoped they would, sco...
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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.
Team announcement
Fortuin and Mjwara earn first starts for Bok WomenFormer Junior Springbok Women’s captain Leigh Fortuin and flanker Nobuhle Mjwara will earn their first starts for South Africa in the final match of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup 2025 against Madagascar at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Sunday.
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Bok Women learn valuable lessons in win over KenyaThe Springbok Women left Stade Makis in Antananarivo with smiles on their faces on Wednesday afternoon, knowing that much was gained from their gutsy victory over Kenya in the second round of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Madagascar.
Match report
Gutsy Bok Women beat Kenya in error-ridden clashThe Springbok Women overcame Kenya 19-12 (12-0) at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Wednesday to keep their winning streak in the Rugby Africa Women's Cup intact, but the South Africans will be the first to admit that it was not a convincing performance.
Team announcement
Six-two split for Bok Women against KenyaThe Springbok Women coaches have named an unchanged starting team from their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup opener for their round two clash against Kenya at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Wednesday.
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September: Good start, but more fine-tuning neededThe Springbok Women started the defence of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup the way the coaching staff hoped they would, scoring heaps of tries while a number of new caps could also get a taste of Test match rugby.
