Rugby supporters in Gauteng and the Jap Cape are in for a feast of Take a look at motion with the announcement that the Springbok Girls will tackle Canada in curtain raisers when the Springboks host Italy at Loftus Versfeld and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 5 and 12 July.
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The Exams in opposition to Canada – ranked second on this planet – will successfully imply the opening two weekends of the Incoming Collection will function worldwide double headers in Pretoria and Gqeberha.
‘Momentous yr’
SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer mentioned the Exams wouldn’t solely showcase the expansion and standing of the Springbok Girls, but additionally girls’s rugby on the whole.
“It’s a momentous yr for the Springbok Girls, as they may try to ship their greatest ever outcome on the Rugby World Cup in England in August and these two encounters, in opposition to probably the greatest groups on this planet, shall be a vital a part of their preparations,” mentioned Oberholzer.
“The truth that they may share the sphere with the Springboks, shall be one other bonus for our supporters, particularly these in Pretoria and Gqeberha, the place the Springbok Girls haven’t performed shortly.”
The Springbok Girls performed Spain at Ellis Park in Johannesburg in 2022 as a curtain-raiser to the Springboks’ Rugby Championship conflict in opposition to New Zealand, and confronted the Barbarians on the Cape City Stadium final yr, earlier than the Springboks took on the All Blacks.
‘Ranked twelfth’
Springbok Girls efficiency coach Swys de Bruin mentioned that affirmation of the Canadian Exams was nice information.
“We’re solely ranked twelfth on this planet and Canada are second, and for us to be in the very best form potential for the Rugby World Cup, we have to play the very best groups on this planet,” mentioned De Bruin.
“We’re greatful that Canada accepted the invitation to tour to South Africa and I wish to thank all concerned who made this potential. What a beautiful day will probably be for rugby followers to look at our girls after which the Springboks competiting in take a look at matches.”
Kevin Rouet, head coach of the Canadian girls’s group, mentioned: “These matches in South Africa will play an essential position in our preparation forward of the Rugby World Cup. Enjoying the Springbok Girls will give us with two very bodily and thrilling matches that may give us a great indication as to the place we stand in our preparation as we get nearer to our first Rugby World Cup match in August. We’re enormously wanting ahead to our time as a squad in Pretoria and Port Elizabeth.”
Following the collection in opposition to Canada, the Bok Girls can even play two matches in opposition to a New Zealand Black Ferns XV in South Africa, with dates and venues to be confirmed sooner or later, together with info on kick-off instances and ticket gross sales.
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