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{{For|the men's team|South Africa national rugby sevens team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use South African English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby team
{{Infobox rugby team
| country = South Africa
| country = South Africa
| image =
| image = Flag of South Africa.svg
| image_size = 160
| union = South African Rugby Union
| union = South African Rugby Union
| captain =
| captain = [[Mathrin Simmers]] & [[Zintle Mpupha]]
| coach =
| coach = [[Renfred Dazel]]
| date =
| date =
| caps =
| caps =[[Mathrin Simmers]]
| top scorer =
| top scorer =[[Nadine Roos]]
| most tries =
| most tries =
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| bigwin =
| bigwin =
| bigloss =
| bigloss =
|sevens = yes
| World cup apps =
| year =
| World cup apps = 4
| best =
| year = 2009
| best = Semi-finals (2009)|
}}
|nickname=''Blazeboks'' <br />''Imbokodo''}}
'''South Africa women's national sevens team''' is South Africa's representative in [[Rugby sevens]]. They have attended two of the newly sanctioned [[IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup]], the first being in Dubai last year.
[[File:Land Rover at the 2012 Dubai Rugby Sevens (8242718553).jpg|right|thumb|263px|{{nowrap|South Africa at the 2012 Dubai Women's 7s}}]]
The '''South Africa women's national rugby sevens team''' competes at events within the [[World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]] and are a core team for the 2023–24 season. They first played in the 2009 [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]], and also competed in the [[IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup]] in the 2011–12 season.


South Africa qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]] after winning the [[2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens]], but did not enter the tournament because the [[South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee|South African Olympic Committee]] (SASCOC) rules states that teams cannot qualify by winning continental titles.<ref>{{Cite news|title=SA women's sevens denied Rio berth|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35118241|access-date=2021-10-26}}</ref> As in 2016, South Africa missed [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020]] for the same reason.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-07-26|title=Rugby Africa wishes the South African and Kenyan rugby sevens teams well during the Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.africanews.com/2021/07/26/rugby-africa-wishes-the-south-african-and-kenyan-rugby-sevens-teams-well-during-the-tokyo-olympics/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Africanews|language=en}}</ref> South Africa will finally make their Olympic debut in [[Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Paris 2024]].
==Squad==
'''12 Member squad to 2012 London Sevens <ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/womens&id=1376641 | title =SA Women eye more improvement in London | author =SA Rugby | date =May 10, 2012 | accessdate =May 13, 2012 }}</ref>
:'''
*Mandisa Williams
*Ziyanda Tywaleni
*Nwabisa Ngxatu
*Nolusindiso Booi
*Sinazo Nobele
*Lamla Momoti
*Zandile Nojoko
*Phumeza Gadu
*Zenay Jordaan
*Aimee Barrett
*Janine Felix
*Cherne Roberts


==Tournament History==
==2012 London Sevens==

===Group A===
===Olympics===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
!colspan=7|[[Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]
! Nation
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! For
! Against
|-
|-
!Year
| {{ruw7|England}}
!Round
| 3
!Position
| 0
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
| 0
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
| 89
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
| 5
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]
| colspan="6" rowspan="2" | ''Qualified but withdrew''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]
| {{ruw7|South Africa}}
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 49
| 51
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
| {{ruw7|Brazil}}
|11th Place Playoff
| 1
|11th
| 0
| 2
|5
| 36
|1
| 83
|0
|4
|-
|-
!Total!!0 Titles!!1/3!!5
| {{ruw7|Kazakhstan}}
!1!!0!!4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 31
| 66
|}
|}
*{{ruw7|England}} 26 - 5 {{ruw7|Kazakhstan}}
*{{ruw7|South Africa}} 28 - 17 {{ruw7|Brazil}}
*{{ruw7|England}} 41 - 0 {{ruw7|Brazil}}
*{{ruw7|South Africa}} 21 - 12 {{ruw7|Kazakhstan}}
*{{ruw7|England}} 22 - 0 {{ruw7|South Africa}}
*{{ruw7|Brazil}} 19 - 14 {{ruw7|Kazakhstan}}


===Quarter-finals===
===Rugby World Cup Sevens===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
*{{ruw7|England}} - {{ruw7|Russia}}
|-
*{{ruw7|Canada}} - {{ruw7|South Africa}}
!colspan=7|[[Rugby World Cup Sevens#Women's tournament|Rugby World Cup Sevens]]
*{{ruw7|Netherlands}} - {{ruw7|France}}
|-
*{{ruw7|Australia}} - {{ruw7|USA}}
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament|2009]]
|Semifinalists
|{{bronze3}}
|5
|3
|2
|0
|-bgcolor=#ddeeff
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament|2013]]
|Bowl Quarterfinalists
|13th
|4
|1
|3
|0
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament|2018]]
| 13th Place Final|| 14th || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament|2022]]
|13th Place Final
|14th
|4
|1
|3
|0
|-
!Total!!0 Titles!!4/4!!17!!6!!11!!0
|}

===Commonwealth Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=7|[[Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|- bgcolor=#ddeeff
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018]]
| Classification Semi Finals|| 8th || 5 || 0 || 0|| 5
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2022]]
|Seventh Place Match
|7th
|5
|1
|0
|4
|-
!Total!!0 Titles!!2/2!!10!!1!!0!!9
|}

===Women's Africa Cup Sevens===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=7|[[African Women's Sevens Championship|Women's Africa Cup Sevens]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
|-bgcolor=gold
|[[African Women's Sevens Championship#2013|2013]]
|Champions
|1st
|4
|4
|0
|0
|-bgcolor=gold
|[[African Women's Sevens Championship#2014|2014]]
|Champions
|1st
|5
|5
|0
|0
|-bgcolor=gold
|[[2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens|2015]]
|Champions
|1st
|6
|6
|0
|0
|-bgcolor=gold
|[[2016 Women's Africa Cup Sevens|2016]]
|Champions
|1st
|5
|5
|0
|0
|-bgcolor=gold
|[[2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens|2017]]
|Champions
|1st
|6
|6
|0
|0
|-bgcolor=gold
|[[2019 Africa Women's Sevens|2019]]
|Champions
|1st
|6
|6
|0
|0
|-bgcolor=gold
|[[2022 Africa Women's Sevens|2022]]
|Champions
|1st
|5
|5
|0
|0
|-bgcolor=gold
|[[2023 Africa Women's Sevens|2023]]
|Champions
|1st
|5
|5
|0
|0
|-
!Total!!8 Titles!!8/8!!42!!42!!0!!0
|}

== Players ==

=== Current squad ===
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:{{{fs|95}}}%; width: 70%"
|+[[2023–24 SVNS|2023–24 Series]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-24 |title=Four uncapped players for Springbok Women's Sevens in Dubai |url=https://springboks.rugby//news-features/articles/2023/11/24/four-uncapped-players-for-springbok-women-s-sevens-in-dubai/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=SA Rugby}}</ref>
!scope="col" style="width:4%"|{{Abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! scope="col" style="width:25%" |Player
! scope="col" style="width:25%" |Date of birth (age)
! scope="col" style="width:7%" |Matches
! scope="col" style="width:7%" |Points
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Forwards (rugby union)|FW]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Zintle Mpupha]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1993|12|25|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |86
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |176
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Forwards (rugby union)|FW]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Liske Lategan]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1998|11|25|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |36
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |54
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Forwards (rugby union)|FW]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Simamkele Namba]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1998|10|3|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |38
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |75
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Forwards (rugby union)|FW]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Asisipho Plaatjies]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1996|4|24|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |19
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |0
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Forwards (rugby union)|FW]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Kyla de Vries]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1995|11|9|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |5
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |0
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Forwards (rugby union)|FW]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Rights Mkhari]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1994|9|9|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |40
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |65
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Back (rugby union)|BK]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Libbie Janse van Rensburg]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1994|9|28|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |35
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |216
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Back (rugby union)|BK]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Shiniqwa Lamprecht]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|2003|4|24|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |1
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |0
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Back (rugby union)|BK]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Mathrin Simmers]] '''(C)'''
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1988|3|3|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |94
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |100
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Back (rugby union)|BK]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Maria Tshiremba]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1995|12|29|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |2
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |10
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Back (rugby union)|BK]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Marlize de Bruin]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1994|11|11|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |24
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |35
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Back (rugby union)|BK]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Ayanda Malinga]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1998|6|23|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |33
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |115
|-
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |[[Back (rugby union)|BK]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |[[Nadine Roos]]
| style="text-align:left; border:0" |{{birth date and age|1996|5|9|df=y}}
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |75
| style="text-align:center; border:0" |298
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.sarugby.co.za/ Official site]
*[http://www.sarugby.co.za/newsarchive.aspx?category=sarugby/women Women's national team at SA Rugby official website]
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Revision as of 19:11, 31 July 2024

Südafrika
UnionSouth African Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Blazeboks
Imbokodo
Coach(es)Renfred Dazel
Captain(s)Mathrin Simmers & Zintle Mpupha
Most capsMathrin Simmers
Top scorerNadine Roos
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances4 (First in 2009)
Best resultSemi-finals (2009)
South Africa at the 2012 Dubai Women's 7s

The South Africa women's national rugby sevens team competes at events within the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and are a core team for the 2023–24 season. They first played in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and also competed in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup in the 2011–12 season.

South Africa qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens, but did not enter the tournament because the South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC) rules states that teams cannot qualify by winning continental titles.[1] As in 2016, South Africa missed Tokyo 2020 for the same reason.[2] South Africa will finally make their Olympic debut in Paris 2024.

Tournament History

Olympics

Olympics
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Brasilien 2016 Qualified but withdrew
Japan 2020
Frankreich 2024 11th Place Playoff 11th 5 1 0 4
Total 0 Titles 1/3 5 1 0 4

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 2009 Semifinalists 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0
Russland 2013 Bowl Quarterfinalists 13th 4 1 3 0
Vereinigte Staaten 2018 13th Place Final 14th 4 1 3 0
Südafrika 2022 13th Place Final 14th 4 1 3 0
Total 0 Titles 4/4 17 6 11 0

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Australien 2018 Classification Semi Finals 8th 5 0 0 5
England 2022 Seventh Place Match 7th 5 1 0 4
Total 0 Titles 2/2 10 1 0 9

Women's Africa Cup Sevens

Women's Africa Cup Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2013 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0
2014 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0
2015 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0
2016 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0
2017 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0
2019 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0
2022 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0
2023 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0
Total 8 Titles 8/8 42 42 0 0

Players

Current squad

2023–24 Series[3]
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Matches Points
FW Zintle Mpupha (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 30) 86 176
FW Liske Lategan (1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 25) 36 54
FW Simamkele Namba (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 25) 38 75
FW Asisipho Plaatjies (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 28) 19 0
FW Kyla de Vries (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 28) 5 0
FW Rights Mkhari (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 30) 40 65
BK Libbie Janse van Rensburg (1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 29) 35 216
BK Shiniqwa Lamprecht (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0
BK Mathrin Simmers (C) (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36) 94 100
BK Maria Tshiremba (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 (age 28) 2 10
BK Marlize de Bruin (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29) 24 35
BK Ayanda Malinga (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 26) 33 115
BK Nadine Roos (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) 75 298

References

  1. ^ "SA women's sevens denied Rio berth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Rugby Africa wishes the South African and Kenyan rugby sevens teams well during the Tokyo Olympics". Africanews. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Four uncapped players for Springbok Women's Sevens in Dubai". SA Rugby. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.