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South Africa women's national rugby union team

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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.

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.

Quick Facts Emblem, Union ...

South Africa

Emblem

Springbok

Union

South African Rugby Union

Head coach

Louis Koen (interim)

Captain

Nolusindiso Booi

Most caps

Nolusindiso Booi

First colours

Second colours

World Rugby ranking

Current

12 (as of 4 September 2023)

Highest

10 (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

Appearances

4 (First in 2006)

Best result

10th place, 2010, 2014

Website

https://www.sarugby.co.za/

South Africa at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup

History

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

Recent squad

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

More information Player, Position ...

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

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

For the full list of all Springbok Women matches:

World Ranking

Rugby World Ranking per year end ^[6]

More information Year, Ranking ...

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

More information Rank, Change* ...

Women's
World Rugby Rankings
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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
7	1	Scotland	077.17
6	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

More information Year, Round ...

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

More information Opponent, First game ...

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%

References

[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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