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South Africa women's national rugby union team

For the men's team, see South Africa national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see South Africa women's national rugby sevens team.

The South Africa women's national rugby union team (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse nasionale vrouerugbyspan) represents South Africa in women's international rugby union and is governed by the South African Rugby Union. They have appeared in three World Cups since their debut in the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.

South Africa
Shirt badge/Association crest
EmblemSpringbok
UnionSouth African Rugby Union
Head coachLouis Koen (interim)
CaptainNolusindiso Booi
Most capsNolusindiso Booi
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current12 (as of 4 September 2023)
Highest10 (2011)
First international
 South Africa 5–8 Wales 
(Port Elizabeth, South Africa; 29 May 2004)
Biggest win
 South Africa 128–3 Namibia 
(Cape Town, South Africa; 23 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
 England 101–0 South Africa 
(East Molesey, England; 14 May 2005)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 2006)
Best result10th place, 2010, 2014
Websitehttps://www.sarugby.co.za/
South Africa at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup

History edit

The Springbok Women played their first Test in 2004.[1] They have won the Rugby Africa Women's Cup twice — in 2019 and 2022.[2][3] South Africa climbed to eleventh place on the World Rugby ranking in September 2022 with wins over Japan and Spain.[4]

Players edit

Recent squad edit

South Africa named their final 32-player squad on 21 September 2022, for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[5]

Player Position Caps Club/Province
Sanelisiwe Charlie Prop 4 EP Queens
Babalwa Latsha Prop 17 DHL Western Province
Monica Mazibukwana Prop 3 EP Queens
Azisa Mkiva Prop 1 DHL Western Province
Yonela Ngxingolo Prop 18 Border Ladies
Asithandile Ntoyanto Prop 12 Border Ladies
Roseline Botes Hooker 5 DHL Western Province
Micke Gunter Hooker 3 Cell C Sharks Women
Lindelwa Gwala Hooker 18 Cell C Sharks Women
Nolusindiso Booi (c) Lock 30 DHL Western Province
Lerato Makua Lock 5 Blue Bulls Women
Nompumelelo Mathe Lock 8 Cell C Sharks Women
Catha Jacobs Lock 7 Blue Bulls Women
Lusanda Dumke Back Row 15 Border Ladies
Aseza Hele Back Row 13 Boland Dames
Sinazo Mcatshulwa Back Row 15 DHL Western Province
Sizophila Solontsi Back Row 13 Cell C Sharks Women
Rights Mkhari Back Row 8 Blue Bulls Women
Tayla Kinsey Scrumhalf 21 Cell C Sharks Women
Rumandi Potgieter Scrumhalf 3 Blue Bulls Women
Unam Tose Scrumhalf 11 Border Ladies
Libbie Janse van Rensburg Fly-Half 10 Blue Bulls Women
Zenay Jordaan Fly-Half 34 EP Queens
Jakkie Cilliers Centre 2 Blue Bulls Women
Zintle Mpupha Centre 15 DHL Western Province
Aphiwe Ngwevu Centre 12 Border Ladies
Chumisa Qawe Centre 9 DHL Western Province
Nomawethu Mabenge Outside Back 9 EP Queens
Chuma Qawe Outside Back 3 DHL Western Province
Eloise Webb Outside Back 7 Border Ladies
Simamkele Namba Outside Back 6 DHL Western Province
Nadine Roos Outside Back 8 Blue Bulls Women

Crew edit

Head coach Stanley Raubenheimer
Assistant coaches Lungisa Kama, Eddie Myners
World Rugby Intern coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt
Team manager Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe
Team doctor Dr Moshe Magethi
Physiotherapists Reagan Cele, Lezane Ward
Conditioning coach Naasier Parker
Performance coach Dr Bianca Joseph
Dietitian Robyn Moore
Analyst Gillian Bourke
High performance manager Lynne Cantwell
Media manager J.J. Harmse

Results edit

For the full list of all Springbok Women matches:

See also: List of South Africa women's national rugby union team matches

World Ranking edit

Rugby World Ranking per year end [6]

World Ranking
Year Ranking Points Matches Won Lost Draw ΣMatches ΣWon ΣLost ΣDraw
2004 26 46 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 -
2005 24 48 2 1 1 - 4 1 3 -
2006 21 53.99 7 2 5 - 11 3 8 -
2007 21 53.99 - - - - 11 3 8 -
2008 21 53.99 - - - - 11 3 8 -
2009 20 54.99 4 - 3 1 15 3 11 1
2010 11 69.06 9 6 3 - 24 9 14 1
2011 10 70.72 4 1 3 - 28 10 17 1
2012 11 70.72 - - - - 28 10 17 1
2013 11 70.72 5 1 4 - 33 11 21 1
2014 12 68.51 6 1 5 - 39 12 26 1
2015 12 68.51 - - - - 39 12 26 1
2016 12 68.51 - - - - 39 12 26 1
2017 13 68.51 - - - - 39 12 26 1
2018 12 67.98 3 - 3 - 42 12 29 1
2019 14 63.39 6 3 3 - 48 15 32 1
2020 13 63.39 - - - - 48 15 32 1
2021 13 63.39 4 2 2 - 52 17 34 1
2022 13 64.50 - - - - 52 17 34 1
Total - - 52 17 34 1 33% 67% 0%

World Cup results edit

Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 15 April 2024[7]
Rank Change* Team Points
1     England 096.18
2     New Zealand 090.56
3     France 088.00
4     Canada 086.27
5     Australia 081.61
6  1   Scotland 077.17
7  1   Italy 075.13
8     Wales 073.41
9     United States 072.57
10     Ireland 072.35
11     Japan 069.38
12     South Africa 065.17
13     Spain 065.15
14     Russia 061.10
15     Samoa 059.57
16     Netherlands 058.98
17     Fiji 058.65
18     Hong Kong 058.31
19     Kazakhstan 055.97
20     Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
South Africa was not invited to any of the World Cups between 1991 and 2002
  2006 Ninth play-off 12th 5 0 0 5 30 258
  2010 Ninth play-off 10th 5 2 0 3 60 166
  2014 Plate semi-final 10th 5 1 0 4 34 176
  2017 Did Not Enter
  2021[8] Pool Stage — 3 0 0 3 22 136
Total 4/9 10th 18 3 0 15 146 736

Results summary edit

Full Internationals per country (Last updated 13 October 2023)
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
  Australia 2006 3 0 0 3 0%
  Cameroon 2023 1 1 0 0 100%
  Canada 2009 3 0 0 3 0%
  England 2005 6 0 0 6 0%
  Fiji 2022 1 0 0 1 0%
  France 2009 5 0 1 4 0%
  Ireland 2006 1 0 0 1 0%
  Italy 2018 2 0 0 2 0%
  Japan 2022 2 1 0 1 50%
  Kazakhstan 2006 4 3 0 1 75%
  Kenya 2019 5 5 0 0 100%
  Madagascar 2019 1 1 0 0 100%
  Namibia 2022 1 1 0 0 100%
  Netherlands 2006 2 2 0 0 100%
  New Zealand 2010 1 0 0 1 0%
  Samoa 2006 3 2 0 1 66.67%
  Scotland 2010 5 2 0 3 40%
  Spain 2014 6 3 0 3 50%
  Uganda 2013 2 2 0 0 100%
  United States 2009 5 1 0 4 20%
  Wales 2004 8 2 0 6 25%
  Zimbabwe 2022 1 1 0 0 100%
Summary 2004 68 27 1 40 39.71%

See also edit

Players

References edit

  1. ^ "Expanding women's game a priority for SA Rugby". Rugby Afrique. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Springbok Women Qualify for 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup". Rugby Africa. Johannesburg: Rugby Africa. 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Springbok Women". SA Rugby. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Bok Women 'not just participants' at World Cup". SA Rugby magazine. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Springbok Women squad for Rugby World Cup in NZ named". SA Rugby. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  6. ^ "World Rugby Ranking (Women)". World Rugby.
  7. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  8. ^ Due to the Global Covid pandemic this World Cup took place in 2022

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