Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer named a squad featuring nine players with international experience for their tour opener against the UK Armed Forces in Richmond on Friday, with captain Nolusindiso Booi leading the charge.
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Skill versus power predicted in Pretoria TestHaving played against most of the Canadian Test team on a regular basis in England, Springbok Women utility forward Catha Jacobs is in a good position to act as soundboard on her team’s opponents for Saturday’s Test in Pretoria.
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Cilliers: Trust the process, and the Loftus bounceVery few women's players – if anyone – have studied the Loftus Versfeld uprights with more intent in recent years that Springbok Women and Bulls Daisies kicking ace, Jakkie Cilliers.
FNB Youth Weeks
Hosts and southern teams light up FNB Girls WeeksMotivated by the presence of the Springbok Women’s team, Eastern Province and Western Province recorded the biggest wins on day one of the FNB U18 Girls Week in Johannesburg, while Border, the Golden Lions and WP were among the top performers in the first round of the U16 tournament.
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Retiring Simmers lauded for distinguished careerSA Rugby President Mr Mark Alexander and Springbok Women’s Sevens head coach Renfred Dazel praised the contribution of Mathrin Simmers, South Africa’s most experienced women’s sevens player, after she decided to hang up her boots.
FNB Youth Weeks
Top schoolgirls gear up for FNB Youth WeeksSouth Africa’s best junior female players will be in action at the FNB U16 and U18 Girls Weeks staged at Queens High School in Johannesburg from Monday, two important tournaments on the local rugby landscape.