10-try Bok Women too strong for Uganda
The Springbok Women scored 10 tries to kick off their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title defence with a 62-6 victory over Uganda at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Saturday.
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The Springbok Women scored 10 tries to kick off their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title defence with a 62-6 victory over Uganda at Stade Makis in Antananarivo on Saturday.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, SA’s Vodacom URC Player of the Season, and Try of the Season winner Deon Fourie receive praise from their Stormers coaches and teammates.
Lwazi Zangqa and Flash Malinga take the head coaching reins of the SA Schools and SA Schools A teams, respectively, with Cobus van Dyk and Clinton van Rensburg assisting them.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been named South Africa’s 2024-25 Vodacom URC Player of the Season, capping a standout campaign for the Stormers.
It was while he was working the hardest to come back from the biggest injury setback of his career that Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu had a very clear vision of the kind of player he truly wanted to be. @Vodacom #URC
Winger Ntokozo Makhaza is one of nine uncapped players in a 54-man Springbok squad named by Rassie Erasmus for the start of the world champions’ 2025 season.
URC CEO Martin Anayi expects significant on- and off-field benefits when the Vodacom Bulls, Stormers, Lions and Sharks receive full membership status by the end of June.
Skipper Ruan Nortje says the Vodacom Bulls must be “switched on” to beat a Bok-powered Sharks outfit for a place in the URC final.
Anathi Qolo will captain a Springbok Women side with a combined 174 caps in their 2025 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup opener against Uganda in Antananarivo on Saturday.
Keagan Johannes is relishing the responsibility to call the shots at flyhalf for the Vodacom Bulls, while honing his goal-kicking in high-pressure matches.