About
The Women's First Division in 2023 was won by the Free State Women, who beat the 2022 champions, the SWD Eagirls, in a nail-biting final in Bloemfontein. The competition featured eight teams who played each other over a single round of league matches. The other teams who competed where the Leopards and Limpopo Blue Bulls, who were in the semi-finals, as well as the Valke, Pumas, Griffons and Griquas.
The history
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Free State Women
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 582 | 34 | 548 | 90 | 6 | 35 |
| 2 |
SWD Eagirls
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 405 | 87 | 318 | 65 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 |
Leopards Women
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 283 | 125 | 158 | 45 | 21 | 24 |
| 4 |
Limpopo Blue Bulls Women
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 197 | -19 | 30 | 32 | 20 |
| 5 |
Valke Women
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 314 | -151 | 27 | 52 | 17 |
| 6 |
Griquas Women
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 139 | 248 | -109 | 25 | 39 | 11 |
| 7 |
Pumas Women
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 449 | -363 | 14 | 70 | 5 |
| 8 |
Griffons Women
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 460 | -382 | 13 | 74 | 0 |
| There are currently no fixtures available. |
Team announcement
Solontsi, Mabenge return to Test fray against CameroonSizophila Solontsi and Nomawethu Mabenge will make welcome returns to Test rugby after being named in the Springbok Women’s starting team to face Cameroon in the 2024 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup opener in Madagascar on Saturday.
Preview
Upholding standards will be key in SingaporeThe Springbok Women's Sevens team will approach this weekend's HSBC SVNS Singapore event with one eye on a strong tournament performance, and the other eye firmly focused on Madrid and Paris.
Springbok Women's Sevens
Growth worth the effort for Bok Women's SevensThe exposure of playing in the HSBC SVNS 2024 season has benefitted the Springbok Women's Sevens team tremendously and although it has not always shown in the results, the improvement of the team has been real and heartwarming.
News
Step-by-step approach for SA in MadagascarThe Springbok Women are well aware of the potential reward at the end of their next journey to Madagascar, but they will not make the mistake of focusing only on the ultimate prize and to then be tripped up by something unexpected because they looked too far ahead.
Team announcement
Familiar faces return to Bok Women squad for Africa CupExperienced Springbok Women’s players Nomawethu Mabenge, Lusanda Dumke and Sizophila Solontsi have been included in the national squad for the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Madagascar next month, where qualification for the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England is at stake.
