At the age of 22, life was good for Lerato Makua. In 2023, she had established herself in the Springbok Women squad, playing in 10 Tests and two friendlies and representing South Africa in Wales, England, Japan, New Zealand and Madagascar, and later France.
The Springbok Sevens’ 2025 season had it all: a rare home win in Cape Town, a losing final appearance in Vancouver, a fourth-place finish in Perth and some less flattering results in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore.
South Africa’s test schedule for this year is yet to be finalised but it is expected they will play against France and Ireland in a four-test programme in November.
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Two South African Under-18 teams and their age-group counterparts from England, France, Ireland and Georgia will face off in Cape Town and Paarl next month, with the annual U18 International Series confirmed by SA Rugby on Thursday.
Bafana Bafana have met European sides on 44 previous occasions. SoccerClub Editor Nick Said delves into their record against teams from the continent.
He is one of the driving forces on the field because he puts the team's interest ahead of his own. That is why Antoine Griezmann is the invisible force that propels the French team, writes Mark Gleeson.
Spain booked their place in the Euro 2024 final after claiming a 2-1 victory over France in the semi-final played at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
A late own goal by Jan Vertonghen saw France advance into the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 after their 1-0 win over Belgium at the Merkur Spielarena in Düsseldorf.
Kylian Mbappe scored on his return as France finished second in their Euro 2024 Group D following their 1-1 draw against Poland at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.
The Netherlands and France were forced to share the spoils after playing out to goalless in the Euro 2024 at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.