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Springbok Women stand on the edge of history in York showdown
Independent on Saturday
|August 30, 2025
THE Springbok Women’s team has a date with destiny tomorrow in the ancient English city of York, where they play Italy in a massively important World Cup fixture.
The South African ladies know that a victory over their pool D opponents will propel them into the quarterfinals of the global tournament, a place where no Springbok Women’s team has remotely come before.
Last week, the Bok ladies swamped Brazil 66-6 to register their first win at a World Cup since Wales were beaten in 2010.
The Springbok Women have had a tough time of it in the World Cup, and in the last tournament, in New Zealand four years ago, they could not win a game.
But things have changed under Swys de Bruin, the former Springbok assistant coach under Rassie Erasmus.
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