Springbok Women: The South Africa women’s national rugby. Image via Twitter @WomenBoks
Springbok Women in three-week European tour
The Springbok Women are in Spain for an intensive three week training camp which will include games against their hosts, Spain and Canada.
Springbok Women: The South Africa women’s national rugby. Image via Twitter @WomenBoks
The Springbok Women are in Spain for an intensive three-week training camp which will include games against their hosts, Spain and Canada.
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THE COACHES AND AIMS
The squad will be under the guidance of interim coach Louis Koen. He will be assisted by Junior Springbok Women’s head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt.
They aim to use this to build the experience levels within the team, especially of the younger talent, and give the players a taste of international competition.
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THE SPRINGBOK WOMEN’S SQUAD
Backs:
- Jakkie Cilliers– 3 caps, 13 points (1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalty goals)
- Byrhandré Dolf – uncapped
- Shaunique Hess – uncapped
- Libbie Janse van Rensburg – 10 caps, 103 points (4 tries, 28 conversions, 8 penalty goals, 1 drop goal)
- Tayla Kinsey – 24 caps, 48 points (2 tries, 16 conversions, 2 penalty goals)
- Nomawethu Mabenge – 12 caps, 25 points (5 tries)
- Asiphe Mayaba – uncapped
- Aphiwe Ngwevu – 14 caps, 35 points (7 tries)
- Rumandi Potgieter – 4 caps, 0 points
- Chumisa Qawe – 10 caps, 5 points (1 try)
- Unam Tose – 13 caps, 0 points
- Mary Zulu – uncapped
Forwards:
- Nolusindiso Booi (captain) – 33 caps, 5 points (1 try)
- Roseline Botes – 8 caps, 10 points (2 tries)
- Sanelisiwe Charlie – 5 caps, 0 points
- Lusanda Dumke – 18 caps, 25 points (5 tries)
- Lindelwa Gwala – 20 caps, 10 points (2 tries)
- Luchell Hanekom – uncapped
- Aseza Hele – 16 caps, 30 points (6 tries)
- Catha Jacobs – 9 caps, 0 points
- Babalwa Latsha – 20 caps, 10 points (2 tries)
- Danelle Lochner – uncapped
- Lerato Makua – 7 caps, 0 points
- Nompumelelo Mathe – 9 caps, 10 points (2 tries)
- Sinazo Mcatshulwa – 17 caps, 35 points (7 tries)
- Azisa Mkiva – 2 caps, 0 points
- Yonela Ngxingolo – 19 caps, 5 points (1 try)
- Asithandile Ntoyanto – 14 caps, 10 points (2 tries)
- Vainah Ubisi – uncapped
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THE TESTS
The Springbok Women will be playing two tests at the Estadio Nacional de la Universidad Complutense in Madrid. They play against Canada on Saturday, 25 March, and against Spain on Saturday, 1 April- no joke.
