Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer retained his starting XV for their second Rugby World Cup clash in New Zealand and made just one change to the replacements for Sunday’s match in opposition to Fiji, which kicks off at 06:45 (SA time) in Auckland.
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Nolusindiso Booi will lead the identical team on the sphere, whereas Springbok Women’s Sevens ahead Lerato Makua has been named on the bench, the place she replaces Catha Jacobs, who performed in opposition to France at Eden Park on Saturday.
Makua, with 5 Test caps to her title, lately performed for South Africa at Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town and will earn a second gong simply over a month later in Auckland.
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Raubenheimer expressed his confidence within the squad and stated though the names on the team-sheet are the identical, their outlook can be completely different.
“Everyone came out of the French opener unscathed, which was really good news for us as it meant we could go with the same group again against Fiji,” stated Raubenheimer.
“The gamers have now skilled the depth of this Rugby World Cup and confirmed that they’re bettering with each Test.
“We again had a slow start due to all the nervous energy and we hope that this time, the same team will be calmer and more focused in those opening minutes. If we selected a bunch of new players, they would not have been as settled as this group is now.”
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Raubenheimer was additionally happy with the efficiency of the starting team in opposition to the French: “The pack of forwards had some nice momentum and showed against France that they can compete with any of the top sides. We want that momentum to continue.”
According to the coach, Makua’s inclusion was a tactical resolution: “We had been wanting for a little bit extra velocity and mobility and Lerato will give us that, particularly within the second half once we hope to assault a bit extra.
“We are hoping to tire Fiji out in the first hour and then attack with players such as Lerato, Lusanda Dumke, Roseline Botes and Zenay Jordaan coming on. Catha has done nothing wrong, but she is a more physical player, so we opted for Lerato, who is faster, more mobile and better suited to our plan in the second half.”
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Springbok Women team to face Fiji:
15. Nadine Roos (Blue Bulls Women) – 9 exams, 25 factors (5 tries)
14. Nomawethu Mabenge (EP Queens) – 9 exams, 30 factors (6 tries)
13. Zintle Mpupha (Western Province) – 16 exams, 86 factors (16 tries, 3 conversions)
12. Aphiwe Ngwevu (Border Ladies) – 13 exams, 35 factors (7 tries)
11. Simamkele Namba (Western Province) – 7 exams, 30 factors (6 tries)
10. Libbie Janse van Rensburg (Blue Bulls Women) – 11 exams, 96 factors (4 tries, 26 conversions, 7 penalty objectives, 1 drop aim)
9. Tayla Kinsey (Sharks Women) – 22 exams, 44 factors (2 tries, 14 conversions, 2 penalty objectives)
8. Aseza Hele (Boland Dames) – 14 exams, 25 factors (5 tries)
7. Sinazo Mcatshulwa (Western Province) – 16 exams, 35 factors (7 tries)
6. Sizophila Solontsi (Sharks Women) – 19 exams, 25 factors (5 tries)
5. Rights Mkhari (Blue Bulls Women) – 9 exams, 35 factors (7 tries)
4. Nolusindiso Booi (captain, Western Province) – 31 exams, 10 factors (2 tries)
3. Babalwa Latsha (Western Province) – 18 exams, 10 factors (2 tries)
2. Lindelwa Gwala (Sharks Women) – 19 exams, 10 factors (2 tries)
1. Sanelisiwe Charlie (EP Queens) – 5 exams
Replacements:
16. Roseline Botes (Western Province) – 6 exams, 10 factors (2 tries)
17. Asithandile Ntoyanto (Border Ladies) – 13 exams, 10 factors (2 tries)
18. Monica Mazibukwana (EP Queens) – 3 exams
19. Lerato Makua (Blue Bulls Women) – 5 exams
20. Lusanda Dumke (Border Ladies) – 16 exams, 25 factors (5 tries)
21. Unam Tose (Border Ladies) – 12 exams
22. Zenay Jordaan (EP Queens) – 34 exams, 98 factors (13 tries, 12 conversions, 3 penalty objectives)
23. Eloise Webb (Border Ladies) – 8 exams, 30 factors (6 tries)
Milestones:
- Zenay Jordaan will turn into essentially the most capped Springbok Test participant of all time if she takes the sphere in opposition to Fiji.
- Jordaan (98) or Libbie Janse van Rensburg (96) may turn into the primary Springbok Women participant to attain 100 factors for their nation.
- Zintle Mpupha (16) may lengthen her file as South Africa’s main strive scorer in Tests.
