Zenay Jordaan to Return to Rugby World Cup in a New Role

The 34-year-old SA Women’s Rugby icon Zenay Jordaan will return to the Rugby World Cup global showpiece, with the Springbok Women in an assistant coaching capacity, as part of World Rugby’s Gallagher High Performance Academy programme. Photo: GALLO IMAGES / SA Rugby

The last time Zenay Jordaan left the pitch at the Rugby World Cup, she was carried off shoulders-high by her Springbok Women teammates and England opponents, but she will return later this year, albeit in a new capacity. The 34-year-old Jordaan played her last Test for the Bok Women at Waitakere Stadium in Auckland, New […]

Heartbreak for Bok Women Sevens in Los Angeles

South Africa overcame Argentina before a last-minute Kenya try saw the Springbok Women Sevens fail to attain qualification for the 2025/6 season’s World Rugby Sevens second tier tournament, at the World Rugby Play Off tournament at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on May 4, 2025. Photo: by Alex Ho / World Rugby

The Springbok Women’s Sevens team’s hearts were broken by their last-minute defeat to Kenya in their HSBC SVNS Play-off final in Los Angeles on Sunday, meaning that the team will have to qualify for Division 2 next season.

Mixed Start for Bok Women Sevens in Los Angeles

The Springbok Women's Sevens captain Mathrin Simmers tracks the action as Rights Mkhari swings the ball down the line during the HSBC SVNS Play-off tournament at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles on Saturday, 3 May, 2025. Photo: Gallo Images / SA Rugby

The Springbok Women’s Sevens team had an up and down start in their first two pool games of the HSBC SVNS Play-off tournament, beating Ireland before going down to China in Los Angeles on Saturday

Boks SVNS Confidence Boost Ahead of Vancouver and Los Angeles Stops

SA backrow specialist Nadine Roos attacks against Brazil with Marlize de Bruin in support on Day 3 of the HSBC SVNS at HBF Park in Perth, Australia, on Sunday, 28 January, 2024. Photo: Supplied

The improvement shown by the Springbok Women’s Sevens team in Perth will give the coaching staff and players a confidence boost for the next two HSBC SVNS tournaments, in Vancouver (23-25 February) and Los Angeles (1-3 March). That is the view of Springbok Women’s Sevens head coach Renfred Dazel, who feels the short turnaround for […]

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