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Mar 14, 19 •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer included 18 members of the 2018 team in a squad of 40 players who have been invited to a national women’s assessment camp in Worcester next week. The group include Nolusindiso Booi, who captained the Springbok...
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Nov 27, 18 •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer said he and his team learned several lessons from their four-match European Tour as they embarked on the journey back to South Africa on Monday. The team won their opening match against the UK Armed Forces 31-12...
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Nov 26, 18 •
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A strong second half performance by Italy saw the Springbok Women suffering a disappointing 35-10 defeat in wet and muddy conditions in Prato on Sunday in the closing Test on their four-match European Tour. Italy outscored Stanley Raubenheimer’s charges by...
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Nov 22, 18 •
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Nosiphiwo Goda was delighted to participate in the first Springbok Women’s Internationals since the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup, and the speedy winger said every opportunity she received to wear the green and gold jersey was special. Goda, who was one of...
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Nov 16, 18 •
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Babalwa Latsha will lead the Springbok Women’s team against Spain on Saturday in the absence of regular captain Nolusindiso Booi as injuries forced coach Stanley Raubenheimer to make a number of changes to his side. Booi suffered a knee injury at training,...
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Nov 14, 18 •
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Nolusindiso Booi believes the Springbok Women are on the right track as they prepare to take on Spain in the second Test on their European tour on Saturday. After going down 19-5 in a spirited performance against Wales last weekend, the Springbok Women’s...
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Nov 12, 18 •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer focused on the positive aspects of his team’s performance on Saturday following their 19-5 defeat against Wales in a competitive Test match at Cardiff Arms Park. The hosts scored two first-half tries to build...
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Nov 9, 18 •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer made three changes to his starting team for South Africa’s first Test in four years when they face Wales at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday. Several players are in line to make their Test debuts in the Welsh...
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Nov 8, 18 •
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Springbok Women’s captain Nolusindiso Booi said on Wednesday the team are thrilled by the prospect of playing their first Test match on tour, but that they are bracing themselves for a tough challenge against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday. The...
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Oct 29, 18 •
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Nolusindiso Booi will lead a Springbok Women’s team featuring youth and experience on their tour to Europe in the next three weeks, alongside vice-captains, Zintle Mpupha – who is also the Springbok Women’s Sevens captain – and Babalwa Latsha....
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Oct 22, 18 •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer assembled a squad featuring 11 international players in Stellenbosch as the team kick off their preparations on Sunday for their first round of Test matches since the 2014 Women’s Rugby Cup. Included in the...
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Sep 21, 18 •
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The Springbok Women’s team will play three Tests in November – against Wales, Spain and Italy – in what marks the national side’s first tour since the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup. This follows an SA Select Women’s tour to England last November...
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Jan 24, 17 •
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The Springbok Women’s Sevens squad – with two newly contracted players in their midst – has hit the ground running since returning from their festive season break in January with their focus being on conditioning as they look to play their way back into...
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Dec 16, 15 •
984 Views •
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The South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Tuesday that the Springbok Women Sevens team would not be competing at the Rio Olympics in 2016, despite achieving the qualifying standard of World Rugby. The Springbok Women won the African qualifying...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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The Springbok Women will depart for South Africa on Monday evening disappointed following another 10th place finish at the Women’s Rugby World Cup following months of hard work in the lead-up to the international spectacle. South Africa registered only one...
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Aug 16, 14 •
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Scrumhalf Siphosethu Tshingana could make her Springbok Women’s debut on Sunday in the team’s final Women’s Rugby World Cup clash against Spain after being named on the bench by coach Lawrence Sephaka on Saturday. Sephaka retained the core of the team...
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Aug 15, 14 •
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Springbok Women’s scrumhalf Fundiswa Plaatjie on Friday said her team was determined to finish off the Women’s Rugby World Cup on a high note against Spain on Sunday following their morale-boosting victory against Samoa. The team will face Spain in the...
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Aug 11, 14 •
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Springbok Women’s captain Zenay Jordaan on Monday called on her team to dig deep in their two final Women’s Rugby World Cup clashes to achieve their goal of improving on their 10th place finish in the 2010 showpiece. South Africa will meet Samoa...
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Aug 9, 14 •
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The Springbok Women on Saturday finished the Women’s Rugby World Cup pool stages on a disappointing note as mistakes at crucial times and poor decision-making cost them a 35-3 defeat against Wales. The team showed good signs on attack in the opening 20...
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Aug 8, 14 •
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August 08, 2014 Wing Sinazo Nobele could make her Springbok Women’s debut off the bench on Saturday in their Women’s Rugby World Cup clash against Wales in Marcoussis in a reshuffled team named by Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka.Sephaka made...
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Aug 8, 14 •
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Wing Sinazo Nobele could make her Springbok Women’s debut off the bench on Saturday in their Women’s Rugby World Cup clash against Wales in Marcoussis in a reshuffled team named by Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka. Sephaka made several changes...
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Aug 7, 14 •
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The Springbok Women on Thursday turned their attention to their final Women’s Rugby World Cup pool match against Wales after deep introspection following their 55-3 defeat against hosts France on Tuesday. The players spent most of Wednesday off their...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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The powerful French pack on Tuesday produced a dominant display against the Springbok Women in their Women’s Rugby World Cup encounter to hand the hosts a 55-3 victory in Marcoussis. The breakdowns and lineouts proved to be problematic for South Africa in...
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Aug 4, 14 •
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Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka on Monday made five changes to his starting team to face France in their second Women’s Rugby World Cup pool clash in Marcoussis on Tuesday. Three of the changes were in the pack with prop Portia Jonga and No8...
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Aug 4, 14 •
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The Springbok Women on Monday announced that they would appeal against the 16-week suspension handed to captain Mandisa Williams for allegedly striking and making contact with an Australian player’s eye in the team’s opening Women’s Rugby World...
