Review

The Springbok Women’s Sevens are one victory away from reaching their HSBC SVNS 3 objective in Dubai after winning all three their Pool A matches on Saturday, delivering a commanding display of attacking rugby.

News

Malcolm Marx, who was named World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year last year, is up against his Springbok team-mates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese for the prestigious SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2025, while last year’s local winner, Nadine Roos, has been nominated again for the Women’s Player of the Year Award.

Preview

As if the pressure of making it into the final of the HSBC SVNS 3 tournament at in Dubai this weekend is not enough, the Springbok Women’s Sevens team will also face three opponents with very different approaches to the game in Pool A on Saturday.

Springbok Women's Sevens

The 12 players in the Springbok Women’s Sevens squad are very aware of the massive responsibility that awaits them in Dubai this weekend, and they will need no motivation to go and execute the task at hand.

Squad announcement

The confirmation of the squad of 12 to travel to Dubai was a tough decision for Cecil Afrika, but the Springbok Women’s Sevens coach is confident that all the boxes have been ticked for this weekend’s HSBC SVNS 3 tournament at the Sevens Stadium.