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Springbok Women ready to counter Italian flair
The Mercury
|August 29, 2025
That's where the Springbok Women's team will be starting when they face Italy in their crucial Rugby World Cup encounter against Italy on Sunday.
The Boks are chasing a historic first-ever spot in the quarterfinals, and victory over the higher-ranked Italians would secure a passage to the playoffs, regardless of the final Pool D encounter against France.
Swys de Bruin's team are brimming with confidence after their 66-6 demolition of South American debutants Brazil in their tournament opener, but are fully aware that the Europeans pose an altogether different challenge.
"It was a great start. It's just a sad thing about our sport, knowing that whatever we have done in the last weekend does not matter this weekend.
"(We're) reminding ourselves to start back from zero again," said Springbok Women's outside centre Zintle Mpupha.
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