Their carefully planned training programme and ambitions to become a core team on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2020/21 were put on hold as the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, instead of playing in Stellenbosch, the squad reverted to social media to “introduce” themselves to fans and followers, in a series of videos titled “Seven things you did not know about me”.
After the first group told their stories last week, the rest of the squad followed. The first seven tweets revealed some very interesting facts from our Imbokodo, and the next six certainly did not disappoint.
Team captain, Zintle Mpupha, told us, amongst other things, that she would love a little brown Chihuahua as a pet dog.
#LOCKDOWN LUNCH DATE with the #Imbokodo
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) April 3, 2020
Please meet Zintle Mpupha!@FNBSA @ASICS_ZA @CastleFreeSA #Inspire @pauldelport9 pic.twitter.com/TXPM4CtThA
Team stalwart and leading points’ scorer, Zenay Jordaan, revealed why she loves travelling to Dubai.
#LOCKDOWN LUNCH DATE with the #Imbokodo a special one today!
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) April 4, 2020
Please meet Zenay Jordaan on her birthday!@FNBSA @ASICS_ZA @CastleFreeSA #Inspire @pauldelport9 pic.twitter.com/ZOjckGE8ls
Speedy Meghan Phillips told you why she rates the HSBC Cape Town Sevens as her favourite ‘destination’.
#LOCKDOWN LUNCH DATE with the #Imbokodo
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) April 6, 2020
Please meet Meghan Phillips!@FNBSA @ASICS_ZA @CastleFreeSA #Inspire @pauldelport9 pic.twitter.com/TKKsqh5mtp
Liske Lategan, who scored the Imbokodo’s first try at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, explained her love for coffee and golf.
#LOCKDOWN LUNCH DATE with the #Imbokodo
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) April 7, 2020
Please meet Liske Lategan!@FNBSA @ASICS_ZA @CastleFreeSA #Inspire @pauldelport9 pic.twitter.com/lqh7TsqmR7
Limpopo-raised Rights Mkhari revealed which of the four official languages she can speak.
#LOCKDOWN LUNCH DATE with the #Imbokodo
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) April 8, 2020
Please meet Rights Mkhari!@FNBSA @ASICS_ZA @CastleFreeSA #Inspire @pauldelport9 pic.twitter.com/a7kb59BwqG
The versatile Nadine Roos confirmed that she not only shares his surname, but is family of former Springbok captain, Paul Roos.
#LOCKDOWN LUNCH DATE with the #Imbokodo
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) April 9, 2020
Please meet Nadine Roos!@FNBSA
@ASICS_ZA
@CastleFreeSA
#Inspire @pauldelport9 pic.twitter.com/2hoW4h4Tx9
Bustling forward player, Sizo Solontsi, have two post-graduate qualifications and spoke of working towards her third.
#LOCKDOWN LUNCH DATE with the #Imbokodo
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) April 10, 2020
Please meet Sizo Solontsi!@FNBSA@ASICS_ZA@CastleFreeSA#Inspire @pauldelport9 pic.twitter.com/9uCKERinnB
For more fun facts about the Imbokodo, follow them on https://twitter.com/WomenBoks