The 2025 season was hailed as a watershed year for women’s rugby in South Africa by Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, on Thursday.
The performance of the Springbok Women’s team at the Rugby World Cup – at which they reached the quarter-finals for the first time – was a major highlight, but Mr Alexander was especially proud of the broadening and deepening of the female playing base.
ALSO READ: Cape Town finally gets its own flagship Springbok store!
ADVERTISEMENT
Other notable firsts achieved during the year were: The first U16 Elite Player Development (EPD) camp for girls was