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The Springbok Women shifted gears in the second half of their Test against Kenya on Saturday, beating their African counterparts by 77-12 (half-time 24-12) on a cold and windy afternoon at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, where Veroeshka Grain celebrated her return to the national side with hat-trick of tries.
The Springboks have brushed off suggestions that Romania are minnows in the Rugby World Cup and said they are bracing themselves for a physical and tough encounter in their second Rugby World Cup clash on Sunday in Bordeaux.
The Springbok Sevens will play Nigeria at 10h06 on Sunday in the quarter-finals of the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe after a commanding display at the Harare Sport Club, winning all three of their pool matches on Saturday.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and hooker Bongi Mbonambi, who will captain South Africa in their second Rugby World Cup pool clash against Romania on Bordeaux this weekend, wished Malcolm Marx a speedy recovery on Friday after a knee injury brought his campaign to a tragic halt earlier this week.
There were some familiar faces at the tournament hotel and the flight to Harare was almost like travelling to Johannesburg, but the Springbok Sevens team's journey to Zimbabwe – for the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifiers on Saturday and Sunday – is one they have not yet travelled before and where they will expect the unexpected.
Handre Pollard reported for duty at the Springbok camp in Paris on Monday as the national coaches began to put the building blocks in place for their important Rugby World Cup Pool B encounter against Ireland on Saturday.
Lerato Makua will make a welcome return to the Springbok Women team at flanker when they take on the San Clemente Rhinos at False Bay Rugby Club in Cape Town on Tuesday.
The Springbok Sevens worked extremely hard to prepare for the Rugby Africa Olympic Games 2024 qualifiers – as their performances leading up to the final showed – which is why the 17-12 defeat against Kenya in the final was extremely disappointing and gut wrenching for the squad.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made 13 personnel changes and a positional switch as well naming a seven-one split in favour of the forwards on the replacements’ bench for Saturday’s third Rugby World Cup pool encounter against Ireland.
The Springbok Women had to dig deep and to beat a determined San Clemente Rhinos team at False Bay Rugby Club in Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon, winning the hard-fought match by 22-17 in miserable conditions.
The Springbok Women shifted gears in the second half of their Test against Kenya on Saturday, beating their African counterparts by 77-12 (half-time 24-12) on a cold and windy afternoon at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, where Veroeshka Grain celebrated her return to the national side with hat-trick of tries.
Handre Pollard reported for duty at the Springbok camp in Paris on Monday as the national coaches began to put the building blocks in place for their important Rugby World Cup Pool B encounter against Ireland on Saturday.