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The Springbok Women are closing out their WXV campaign and wrapping up an absolutely massive season with two games against Ireland at Athlone Stadium on 24 and 31 October. It’s been two decades since the one and only previous game these teams played against each other, so I think it’s safe to say we’ve been looking forward to this one. That previous game took place at the 2006 Rugby World Cup, with Ireland taking a comfortable 37-0 victory. Of course, given when the last fixt

Once upon a time, we were lucky if we saw the Springbok Women play more than a couple of games a year. Now, just two weeks after we watched them take on the Black Ferns in Soweto, they’re in action once again, this time against Wales in Cardiff, as they kick off their WXV Global Series campaign. We dreamed of times like these. World Rugby has rejigged the format of the WXV competitions, moving away from the three-tiered approach that previously saw the Springbok Women playing

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The WXV 2 competition kicks off in Cape Town this Friday evening, and the Springbok Women will be hoping to continue their current run of...

Details of the all-new women’s competition, WXV, announced by World Rugby earlier this year, have now been finalised. The competition...