South Africa women's national rugby union team

The South Africa women's national rugby union team 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.
South Africa
Shirt badge/Association crest
EmblemSpringbok
UnionSouth African Rugby Union
Head coachStanley Raubenheimer
CaptainNolusindiso Booi
Most capsZenay Jordaan (36)
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current13 (as of 9 January 2023)
Highest10 (2011)
First international
 South Africa 5–8 Wales 
(Port Elizabeth, South Africa 29 May 2004)
Biggest win
 South Africa 128–3 Namibia 
(Cape Town, RSA 23 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
 England 101–0 South Africa 
(Surrey, England 14 May 2005)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 2006)
Best result10th place, 2010, 2014
Websitehttps://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 the 21 September 2022, for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[5]

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 coachStanley Raubenheimer
Assistant coachesLungisa Kama, Eddie Myners
World Rugby Intern coachLaurian Johannes-Haupt
Team managerNomsebenzi Tsotsobe
Team doctorDr Moshe Magethi
PhysiotherapistsReagan Cele, Lezane Ward
Conditioning coachNaasier Parker
Performance coachDr Bianca Joseph
DietitianRobyn Moore
AnalystGillian Bourke
High performance managerLynne Cantwell
Media managerJ.J. Harmse

Results

For the full list of all Springbok Women matches:

See also: List of South Africa women's national rugby union team matches

World Ranking

Rugby World Ranking per year end [6]

World Ranking
YearRankingPointsMatchesWonLostDraw ΣMatches ΣWon ΣLost ΣDraw
200426462-2- 2 - 2 -
20052448211- 4 1 3 -
20062153.99725- 11 3 8 -
20072153.99---- 11 3 8 -
20082153.99---- 11 3 8 -
20092054.994-31 15 3 11 1
20101169.06963- 24 9 14 1
20111070.72413- 28 10 17 1
20121170.72---- 28 10 17 1
20131170.72514- 33 11 21 1
20141268.51615- 39 12 26 1
20151268.51---- 39 12 26 1
20161268.51---- 39 12 26 1
20171368.51---- 39 12 26 1
20181267.983-3- 42 12 29 1
20191463.39633- 48 15 32 1
20201363.39---- 48 15 32 1
20211363.39422- 52 17 34 1
Total--5217341 33% 67% 0%

World Cup results
Women's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 15 May 2023[7]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1 Steady England094.55
2 Steady New Zealand093.19
3 Steady France089.62
4 Steady Canada084.67
5 Steady Australia078.00
6 Steady Wales077.00
7 Steady United States076.80
8 Steady Italy074.63
9 Steady Scotland071.19
10 Steady Ireland071.09
11 Steady Japan067.94
12 Steady Spain066.35
13 Steady South Africa066.15
14 Steady Russia061.10
15 Increase1 Netherlands060.02
16 Decrease1 Hong Kong059.22
17 Steady Fiji058.33
18 Steady Samoa058.01
19 Steady Kazakhstan057.09
20 Steady Sweden056.01
*Change from the previous week
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
South Africa was not invited to any of the World Cups between 1991 and 2002
Canada 2006Ninth play-off12th 500530258
England 2010Ninth play-off10th 520360166
France 2014Plate semi-final10th 510434176
Ireland 2017Did Not Enter
New Zealand 2021[8]Pool Stage — 3 0 0 3 22 136
Total 4/910th183015146736

Results summary
Full Internationals per country (Last updated 23 Oct 2022)
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Australia 2006 3 0 0 3 0%
 Canada 2009 3 0 0 3 0%
 England 2005 6 0 0 6 0%
 France 2009 5 0 1 4 0%
 Ireland 2006 1 0 0 1 0%
 Italy 2018 1 0 0 1 0%
 Kazakhstan 2006 4 3 0 1 75%
 Kenya 2019 3 3 0 0 100%
 Netherlands 2006 2 2 0 0 100%
 Madagascar 2019 1 1 0 0 100%
 New Zealand 2010 1 0 0 1 0%
 Samoa 2006 2 1 0 1 50%
 Scotland 2010 4 2 0 2 50%
 Spain 2014 5 2 0 3 40%
 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%
 Namibia 2022 1 1 0 0 100%
 Japan 2022 2 1 0 1 50%
 Fiji 2022 1 0 0 1 0%
Summary 2004 61 22 1 38 36%

See also

Players

References
  1. "Expanding women's game a priority for SA Rugby". Rugby Afrique. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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 2022-09-27.
  4. "Bok Women 'not just participants' at World Cup". SA Rugby magazine. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  5. "Springbok Women squad for Rugby World Cup in NZ named". SA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  6. "World Rugby Ranking (Women)". World Rugby. World Rugby.
  7. "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. Due to the Global Covid pandemic this World Cup took place in 2022
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