South Africa women's national rugby union team

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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
Nickname(s)Springbok Women
EmblemSpringbok
UnionSouth African Rugby Union
Head coachLawrence Sephaka
CaptainNolusindiso Booi
Most capsZandile Nojoko (34)
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current13 (as of 23 November 2020)
First international
 South Africa 5–8 Wales 
(Port Elizabeth, South Africa 29 May 2004)
Biggest win
 South Africa 38–0 Kazakhstan 
(Al Ain, UAE 10 April 2010)
Biggest defeat
 England 101–0 South Africa 
(Surrey, England 14 May 2005)
World Cup
Appearances3 (First in )
Best result10th place, 2010, 2014
South Africa at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup

The South Africa women's national rugby union team first played in 2004. South Africa have appeared in three World Cups since their debut in the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.

History[]

Results[]

Women's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 22 November 2021[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.26
2 Steady  New Zealand 088.58
3 Increase1  France 088.43
4 Decrease1  Canada 088.15
5 Steady  Australia 078.68
6 Steady  United States 076.63
7 Steady  Ireland 076.54
8 Steady  Italy 076.43
9 Steady  Scotland 073.48
10 Steady  Spain 072.10
11 Steady  Wales 071.02
12 Steady  Japan 065.49
13 Steady  South Africa 063.39
14 Steady  Russia 061.10
15 Steady  Kazakhstan 060.45
16 Steady  Samoa 059.72
17 Steady  Netherlands 058.27
18 Steady  Hong Kong 057.89
19 Steady  Sweden 057.73
20 Steady  Germany 057.72
*Change from the previous week


World Cup[]

Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
Wales 1991 Did Not Enter
Scotland 1994
Netherlands 1998
Spain 2002
Canada 2006 Ninth play-off 12th 5 0 0 5 30 258
England 2010 Ninth play-off 10th 5 2 0 3 60 166
France 2014 Plate semi-final 10th 5 1 0 4 34 176
Ireland 2017 Did Not Enter
New Zealand 2021 Qualified
Total 4/9 10th 15 3 0 12 124 600

Results summary[]

Full internationals only. Last updated 13 November 2021

Rugby: South Africa internationals 2004-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Australia 2006 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Canada 2009 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 England 2005 5 0 0 5 0.00%
 France 2009 4 0 1 3 0.00%
 Ireland 2006 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Italy 2018 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Kazakhstan 2006 4 3 0 1 75.00%
 Kenya 2019 3 3 0 0 75.00%
 Netherlands 2006 2 2 0 0 100.00%
  2019 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 New Zealand 2010 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Samoa 2006 2 1 0 1 50.00%
 Scotland 2010 4 2 0 2 50.00%
 Spain 2014 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Uganda 2013 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 United States 2009 5 1 0 4 20.00%
 Wales 2004 8 2 0 6 25.00%
Summary 2004 52 13 1 34 25.00%

Full internationals[]

See List of women's international rugby union test matches for information about the status of international games and match numbering.

[468]
2004-05-29 South Africa  5–8  Wales , Port Elizabeth [1/86/1]
[470]
2004-06-05 South Africa  15–16  Wales Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria [2/87/2]
[503]
2005-04-30 Wales  9–24  South Africa Ebbw Vale [93/3/3]
[504]
2005-05-14 England  101–0  South Africa , London [112/4/1]
[563]
2006-06-17 South Africa  35–0  Netherlands Port Elizabeth [5/76/1]
[563]
2006-06-24 South Africa  42–12  Netherlands Durban [6/77/2]
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2006-08-31 (WC) Australia  68–12  South Africa Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [18/7/1]
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2006-09-04 (WC) England  74–8  South Africa Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [121/8/2]
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2006-09-08 (WC) Ireland  37–0  South Africa Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [77/9/1]
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2006-09-12 (WC) Samoa  43–10  South Africa , St. Albert [12/10/1]
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2006-09-16 (WC) Kazakhstan  36–0  South Africa Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton [37/11/1]
[758]
2009-08-10 (NC) France  17–17  South Africa Oakville [135/12/1]
[761]
2009-08-13 (NC) Canada  35–17  South Africa Oakville [70/13/1]
[763]
2009-08-16 (NC) South Africa  0–39  United States Oakville [14/88/1]
[765]
2009-08-19 (NC) England  25–0  South Africa Oakville [154/15/2]
[810]
2010-04-08 Kazakhstan  17–22  South Africa Al Ain, Dubai [44/16/2]
[811]
2010-04-10 Kazakhstan  0–38  South Africa Al Ain, Dubai [45/17/3]
[828]
2010-06-05 Scotland  8–27  South Africa Lasswade [129/18/1]
[829]
2010-06-12 Scotland  17–41  South Africa Lasswade [130/19/2]
[837]
2010-08-20 (WC) New Zealand  55–3  South Africa Surrey Sports Park, Guildford [54/20/1]
[841]
2010-08-24 (WC) South Africa  15–10  Wales Surrey Sports Park, Guildford [21/133/4]
[850]
2010-08-28 (WC) Australia  62–0  South Africa Surrey Sports Park, Guildford [30/22/2]
[853]
2010-09-01 (WC) South Africa  25–10  Kazakhstan Surrey Sports Park, Guildford [23/49/4]
[860]
2010-09-05 (WC) South Africa  17–29  Wales Surrey Sports Park, Guildford [24/136/5]
[899]
2011-08-02 (NC) Canada  52–17  South Africa Oakville [88/25/2]
[901]
2011-08-05 (NC) England  46–8  South Africa Chatham-Kent [175/26/4]
[903]
2011-08-09 (NC) United States  23–26  South Africa Oakville [81/27/2]
[905]
2011-08-13 (NC) United States  29–9  South Africa Oakville [82/28/3]
[1004]
2013-07-30 (NC) United States  32–22  South Africa Northern Colorado University, Greeley [89/29/4]
[1005]
2013-08-04 (NC) England  18–17  South Africa Northern Colorado University, Greeley [203/30/5]
[1007]
2013-08-07 (NC) Canada  53–15  South Africa Northern Colorado University, Greeley [94/31/3]
[1009]
2013-08-10 (NC) United States  61–5  South Africa Infinity Park, Glendale [92/32/5]
[1015]
2013-09-07 South Africa  63–3  Uganda East London, Eastern Cape [33/19/1]
[1054]
2014-07-04 France  46–8  South Africa Marcoussis [186/35/2]
[1059]
2014-08-01 (WC) Australia  26–3  South Africa  [fr], Marcoussis [35/36/3]
[1068]
2014-08-05 (WC) France  55–3  South Africa  [fr], Marcoussis [188/37/3]
[1072]
2014-08-09 (WC) Wales  35–3  South Africa  [fr], Marcoussis [160/38/6]
[1075]
2014-08-13 (WC) South Africa  25–24  Samoa  [fr], Marcoussis [39/22/1]
[1082]
2014-08-17 (WC) South Africa  0–36  Spain  [fr], Marcoussis [40/110/1]
[1274]
2018-11-10 Wales  19–5  South Africa Cardiff Arms Park [190/41/7]
[1281]
2018-11-17 Spain  17–5  South Africa Villajoyosa [128/42/2]
[1290]
2018-11-25 Italy  35–10  South Africa Prato [143/43/1]
[1338]
2019-08-09 (AC) South Africa  89–5  Uganda Johannesburg [44/26/2]
[1341]
2019-08-13 (AC) South Africa  73–0   Johannesburg [45/2/1]
[1343]
2019-08-17 (AC) South Africa  39–0  Kenya Johannesburg [46/25/1]
[1345]
2019-09-21 South Africa  12–29  Spain , Despatch [47/132/2]
[1346]
2019-09-30 South Africa  5–47  Scotland , Cape Town [48/193/3]
[1347]
2019-10-05 South Africa  15–38  Scotland , Cape Town [49/194/4]
[1403]
2021-08-12 South Africa  66–0  Kenya Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch [50/28/2]
[1404]
2021-08-16 South Africa  29–22  Kenya Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch [51/29/3]
[1421]
2021-11-06 France  46–3  South Africa Stade de la Rabine, Vannes [248/51/4]
[1427]
2021-11-13 Wales  29–19  South Africa Cardiff Arms Park [208/52/7]
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2022-10-08 (WC) France  v  South Africa Eden Park, Auckland [-/-/4]
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2022-10-16 (WC) South Africa  v  Fiji Waitakere Stadium, Auckland [-/-/1]
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2022-10-23 (WC) England  v  South Africa Waitakere Stadium, Auckland [-/-/6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links[]

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