The 2026 Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 moves to its decisive second half with the title race sharpening into focus as South Africa’s top eight women’s provincial sides return to the field for Round 4 of the competition at venues across the nation on Saturday, 7 March, 2026.
Defending champions the Isuzu Bulls Daisies have started their title defence with three consecutive wins, and they have looked every bit the benchmark again in 2026, particularly after having opened their campaign with a record-breaking 100-0 demolition of the Border Ladies in East London.
In this weekend’s headline tie, the Daisies’s opponents DHL Western Province have been just as emphatic, racing to a 51-19 win over the Sharks Women on opening weekend, before recording a 53-5 bonus-point victory over the Golden Lions Women in Bellville two weekends ago, solidifying their prospects with an admirable third round 24-7 victory over the Border Ladies in East London.
Those two sides now meet this Saturday at Bellville’s Rosina Paarwater Stadium in the pick of the Round 4 fixtures, with kick-off at 13h00. Western Province have been boosted by the return of Babalwa Latsha, the most capped prop in South African women’s rugby, who rejoined the provincial scene after two years with Harlequins Women in England, and the tighthead’s power and experience in the front row have been central to WP’s dominance in the set piece and their ability to build platform ball.
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The Daisies bring a squad packed with Springbok Women talent and will have benefited from their recent home outing at Loftus Versfeld. Both coaches will understand that a defeat in Bellville could significantly alter the final standings with only three rounds of the league phase remaining before this year’s grand final.
The second-biggest match of the round takes place in Gqeberha, where the EP Queens host the Sanlam Boland Dames in a contest between two teams with two wins apiece after three rounds. The Queens announced themselves as genuine contenders in Round 1 with a 32-12 bonus-point win over the Golden Lions Women away in Alberton, though they have shown a recurring discipline problem, conceding five yellow cards in their Round 2 defeat in Bloemfontein, and bagged another three in Round 3.
The Boland Dames, meanwhile, opened the season with a strong 36-5 home win over the Free State Women in Wellington, before winning 45-21 over the Border Ladies. Their only loss came in Pretoria, where the Daisies were too powerful. With both sides looking to stay in title contention, Saturday’s clash in Gqeberha carries enormous stakes.
The remaining two fixtures offer an opportunity for the competition’s struggling sides to build momentum. The Golden Lions Women host the Border Ladies at the Alberton Rugby Club with kick-off at 12:00. The Golden Lions secured their first win of the season in Round 3, defeating the Free State Women 48-32 in a high-scoring contest that delivered 14 tries.
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The Border Ladies are still searching for their first points of the season after three defeats, though they gave the Boland Dames a genuine contest in Wellington in Round 2.
Also at 12:00, the Free State Women host the Sharks Women at the CUT Fields in Bloemfontein. Free State earned their first win of the season in Round 2 with a 21-12 home win over the Queens, aided by three yellow cards conceded by the visitors. The Sharks, who have yet to register a point on the log, travel to the Free State desperate to turn around a winless start.
2026 Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 Fourth Round Fixtures on Saturday, 7 March, 2026
Golden Lions Women v Border Ladies
Venue: Alberton Rugby Club, Alberton
Kick-off: 12h00
Referee: Chante Olivier
Live Stream: YouTube
Free State Women v Sharks Women
Venue: CUT Fields, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 12h00
Referee: Yohane Tredoux
Eastern Province Queens v Sanlam Boland Dames
Venue: Otto du Plessis High School, Gqeberha
Kick-off: 13h00
Referee: Luvuyo Maceba
DHL Western Province v Isuzu Bulls Daisies
Venue: Rosina Paarwater Stadium, Bellville
Kick-off: 13h00
Referee: Siyanda Pikoli
TV: SuperSport channel 247
Main Photo Caption: The race for the first Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 title reaches a decisive moment this Saturday as the unbeaten Isuzu Bulls Daisies travel to face the unbeaten DHL Western Province in the match of Round 4 at Rosina Paarwater Stadium, Bellville, on Saturday, 7 March, 2026. File Photo: WP Women’s Rugby
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