Wasteful Bok Women fall short against Japan
The Springbok Women’s Sevens fell inches short of claiming their first 2022 Sevens World Cup win in a two-point Challenge Cup quarter-final loss to Japan in Cape Town on Saturday morning.
The Springbok Women’s Sevens fell inches short of claiming their first 2022 Sevens World Cup win in a two-point Challenge Cup quarter-final loss to Japan in Cape Town on Saturday morning.
The Springbok Women face an unenviable task in taking on France in their Sevens World Cup opener, but are determined to use the element of surprise in front of their home support in Cape Town on Friday.
Springbok Women’s Sevens player Marlize de Bruin will follow in her older brother’s footsteps and represent South Africa at a major rugby tournament at the Sevens World Cup this weekend.
The Springbok Women scored their second successive century in the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup when they beat Namibia in rainy conditions in Cape Town on Thursday, wrapping up their Pool A fixtures with two commanding victories.
Rassie Erasmus says the women’s game in South Africa is a big priority as the Springbok Women and Women’s Sevens teams prepare for a season that includes two World Cup tournaments.
Lusanda Dumke was told at a training session on Thursday that she had won both SA Rugby Women’s Awards on offer for 2021.
Pick one of SA Rugby’s 10 nominated touchdowns as the best Test try scored in 2021.
Zintle Mpupha and Libbie Janse van Rensburg scored sensational long-range tries for the Springbok Women in November, both of which have been nominated for the 2021 SA Rugby Try of the Year award.
Cheslin Kolbe showcased his sublime skills to finish off this brilliant Springbok try against the British & Irish Lions, one of 10 nominees for the 2021 SA Rugby Try of the Year award.
Coach Stanley Raubenheimer has selected an inexperienced Springbok Women lineup for the Saturday’s clash against the the Barbarians at Twickenham.