10-try Bok Women too strong for Uganda
The Springbok Women scored 10 tries to kick off their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title defence with a 62-6 victory over Uganda at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Saturday.
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The Springbok Women scored 10 tries to kick off their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title defence with a 62-6 victory over Uganda at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Saturday.
Anathi Qolo will captain a Springbok Women side with a combined 174 caps in their 2025 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup opener against Uganda in Antananarivo on Saturday.
Northampton and York may be oceans apart from Antananarivo, but for the Springbok Women, their arrival in Madagascar’s capital on Wednesday is all part of the journey to destination World Cup in England in August and September.
Springbok Women’s sensation Lerato Makua returns from injury, eyeing Rugby Africa Women’s Cup glory and a Rugby World Cup spot after 18 months out.
Patience Mokone hoped that 2025 would bring her some recognition on the rugby fields of SA, but she did not quite expect that her pace and try-scoring abilities would bag her Springbok colours in both sevens and 15s in the space of two months.
The Springbok Women are set to mark their first year under coach Swys de Bruin with a strong showing at the 2025 World Cup in England.
The Springbok Women will take on Canada in curtain-raisers when the Springboks host Italy at Loftus Versfeld and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 5 and 12 July.
The Springboks will no longer play with Gilbert rugby balls in home Test matches.
World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit is one of five nominees for SA Rugby’s 2024 award.
The Springbok Women will play Brazil in their opening match of the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England, facing their Pool D opponents for the first time at Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton on Sunday 24 August.