Zintle Mpupha Swaps Cricket for Rugby
Zintle Mpupha left a promising career in cricket in 2013 to take up rugby. Today, she is the Springbok Seven’s Women’s Rugby captain and she believes that the current crop of female rugby players will change the face of the game for the next generation. She chats to Celine Abrahams about her sporting journey and the impact she wants to make.
Imbokodo Squad Announced as Cape Town Sevens Kicks Off
The Springbok Womens Sevens team has been announced ahead of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament that will take place at Cape Town Stadium on Friday
Barnard Grunt Earns Her Atlanta Sevens Call-Up
Former provincial netball player Sunelle Barnard has completed her move to the Sevens Rugby sport code after being named in coach Renfred Dazel’s Springbok Women’s Sevens squad for the Atlanta World Series in March.
Williams Seeks Percentage Golf at Italian Open
Sunshine Ladies Tour winner Kim Williams aims for percentage golf a she enjoys a remarkable rookie season on the LET, intending to make her mark at the Perugia Golf Club’s €250,000 Italian Open
SARU XV to Test Bok WC Squad at Ellis Park
A 23-member Springbok Women’s training squad has been announced ahead of the IRB Women’s World Cup in France beginning August, and will face SARU’s Women’s Interprovincial team in a warm-up match at Ellis Park
Bok Sevens Suffer Tough Day at the Office
Springbok womens sevens team face Spain in the IRB Womens Sevens World Series Bowls semi-final at 13:28 in Amsterdam, after a tough day at the office on Friday
Sevens Coach Expects Progress in Amsterdam
Tough opposition in Russia, Australia and France at the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Amsterdam on Friday, but Bok Sevens coach Renfred Dazel expects progress as a result of SARU’s centralised training program’s focus on conditioning and technical skills.
Wall-to-Wall Rugby as SARU Actions Targets
Springbok Women’s training squad gathers in camp, and will face an inter-provincial squad selected to face them in a warm-up match as the team’s preparations for the Paris World Cup in August gathers pace
Dazel Names Sevens Squad for Amsterdam
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel has named his 12-member squad for the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, in Amsterdam on 16 and 17 May
5 Times African Champs Blitzbokke Savour Win
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team beat Confederation of African Rugby hosts Kenya 15-0 to defend their continental title on Saturday
BlitsBokke Out to Defend African Sevens Title
The Springbok Women’s Sevens squad are ready to defend their Confederation of African Rugby Sevens title in Kenya today, with fixtures against Senegal, Madagascar and Kenya kicking the tournament off
SA Select Impress at Hong Kong Sevens
The SA Select women’s sevens team have surpassed coach Renfred Dazel’s expectations, beating Papua New Guinea and Brazil to top the 2014 Hong Kong Invitational Sevens Group B, going on to beat Japan to finish the tournament in third place.