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Sep 19, 19 •
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Twins Chuma and Chumisa Qawe do not only share a special bond off the rugby field, they have also become inseparable on the field, where they have made a good impact as a duo in a series of big matches this year and with the national women’s squad currently...
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Sep 9, 19 •
496 Views •
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DHL Western Province claimed a third consecutive SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial A-Section title in searing heat at City Park in Cape Town on Saturday, beating Border 38-32 in a dramatic final. The Capetonians had to fight back three times during the match...
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Sep 5, 19 •
473 Views •
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DHL Western Province will be looking to make it an unbeaten season and their third straight national title when they face Border in the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial final at City Park on Saturday. Having won the last two years against the same opponents...
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Sep 4, 19 •
460 Views •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer has included six uncapped players in his squad for their Test against Spain, and young group of nine players that will form the core of the SA Invitational XV for their matches against a touring Spanish team in...
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Aug 12, 19 •
281 Views •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer retained the combinations that made a strong statement against Uganda for their second Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifier against Madagascar on Tuesday, naming an identical starting team. The only changes to...
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Aug 12, 19 •
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The Golden Lions and SWD Women’s teams took a big leap toward possible final berths in the B Section of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition thanks to comprehensive victories over the weekend, which saw them top the standings in their...
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Jun 26, 19 •
594 Views •
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Defending SA Rugby Women’s Inter-provincial champions, Western Province, got their 2019 campaign off to a blistering start this past weekend as they outplayed the Blue Bulls 60-7 for the biggest win of the weekend. The Capetonians were among three...
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May 14, 19 •
474 Views •
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The Spanish Women’s team will visit South Africa later this year in a groundbreaking tour where they will provide stiff opposition to the Springbok Women, a South African Invitational XV and the Eastern Province XV in Port Elizabeth in September. It will be...
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Mar 14, 19 •
370 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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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 29, 18 •
519 Views •
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Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport left The Sevens Stadium in Dubai a pleased man on Thursday, where his team finished the day in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International Invitational tournament with two wins from their three pool...
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Nov 27, 18 •
436 Views •
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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 •
450 Views •
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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 •
460 Views •
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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 •
636 Views •
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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 15, 18 •
887 Views •
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Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore has made one change to the line-up of the team to play France in the second Test match this weekend. Auckland Storm’s Natahlia Moors is set to make her debut in Grenoble. The team is (number of caps in brackets, *...
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Nov 15, 18 •
533 Views •
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Rugby Australia will continue its push to further the growth of women’s Rugby in Australia after World Rugby awarded the hosting rights for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup to New Zealand early this morning (AEDT). New Zealand won a vote of the World...
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Nov 14, 18 •
585 Views •
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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 •
537 Views •
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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 8, 18 •
650 Views •
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Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore has named the team to play France in Toulon, France on Friday night (Saturday morning New Zealand time). The team is (number of caps in brackets * indicates debut): 1. Phillipa Love (5) 2. Fiao’o Faamausili (55,...
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Nov 8, 18 •
539 Views •
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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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Sep 26, 18 •
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A host of players with international experience will be in action on Saturday when Border will target a fairy-tale finish to the Women’s Interprovincial Competition against arch-rivals Western Province in East London in the A Section final in what is...
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Sep 21, 18 •
753 Views •
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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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Sep 19, 18 •
668 Views •
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· 157,218 total registered players, up 1 percent · 14.6 percent increase in female player numbers to 27,838 registered players · 2.6 percent increase in Small Blacks (5-12 years) New Zealand’s female rugby player...
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May 15, 18 •
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Sixty-five of the top women’s players in the country will gather in Cape Town on Wednesday for two national training camps in line with SA Rugby’s plans to boost the national women’s structures. Thirty-three players will participate in the Women’s...
