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South Africa women's national rugby sevens team

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South Africa
UnionSouth African Rugby Union
Coach(es)Renfred Dazel
Captain(s)Zenay Jordaan
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances2 (First in 2009)
Best result4th place, 2009
South Africa at the 2012 Dubai Women's 7s

South Africa women's national sevens team is South Africa's representative in Rugby sevens. The team competes at events within the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and was a core team for 2014–15 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.

Squad

Squad to the 2015 London and Netherlands Women's Sevens:[1]

  • Sunelle Barnard
  • Lorinda Brown
  • Kirsten Conrad
  • Phumeza Gadu
  • Rachelle Geldenhuys
  • Nosiphiwo Goda
  • Veroeshka Grain
  • Zenay Jordaan (c)
  • Jacqueline Kriel
  • Sinazo Nobele
  • Marithy Pienaar
  • Fundiswa Plaatjie
  • Mathrin Simmers
  • Zaandre Theron

Previous Squads

2012 London Sevens

Group A

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 England 3 0 0 89 5
 South Africa 2 0 1 49 51
 Brazil 1 0 2 36 83
 Kazakhstan 0 0 3 31 66

Quarter-finals

References

  1. ^ World Rugby.org (7 May 2015). "World Cup duo back to boost England women". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ "SA Women eye more improvement in London". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.