Bok Women aim for winning send-off against Black Ferns XV

THE Springboks Women’s sole focus for the past month has all been on preparation for next month's Women's Rugby World Cup.

- ZAAHIER ADAMS

Match-day squads have been rotated to give everyone a fair run whilst several players have returned from injury, and positional switches have been a regular occurrence.

But with only Saturday’s clash against the Black Ferns XV at Athlone Stadium remaining before the Boks leave for England, assistant coach Franzel September has changed the mindset with the emphasis placed on getting the “W”.

“We need to get onto the plane knowing that we have all our ducks in a row and our plans tried and tested,” said September.

“To be fair, most of those are going really well and the progress in our last three matches is well documented, but what we did not get was a win.