The Springbok Women squad to face Italy in their second WXV Global Series match show wholesale changes from last week’s tour opener against Wales, with the starting line-up reshuffled significantly, while two players will share the captaincy on Saturday.
Springbok prop Zachary Porthen is relishing the chance to face the Wallabies in Perth on Sunday, with the squad ready for the challenge in their final Test before the Nations Championship in November.
Springbok assistant coach Duane Vermeulen says the Wallabies will be well prepared for Sunday’s Perth Test after analysing the Boks and All Blacks during Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry.
South African eyes will be on Galway, Johannesburg, Durban, and Parma this weekend as the DHL Stormers, 10bet Lions, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and Vodacom Bulls get the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season underway.
Springbok legend Breyton Paulse has tipped the 10bet Lions as the South African team to watch in this year’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi say they are expecting a very different challenge against the Wallabies in Perth next Sunday, with the clash set to test the team in new ways.
The Springbok Women will take nothing for granted when they face Wales at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday evening, and are solely focussed on delivering their best effort of the season.
The Springboks and Flying Fijians will complete their preparations for the 2027 Rugby World Cup with a final Test at polytec Stadium in Gosford on Saturday, 18 September 2027.
The Springbok Women to take on Wales this Friday in their opening WXV Global Series clash will run onto the Cardiff Arms Park pitch with a rejigged backline and one change to the pack that created four tries against the Black Ferns in Johannesburg two weekends ago.
DHL Stormers coach John Dobson has in his own mind made the connection as to what constitutes success for them in this season’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship.