Overview
- A 12-player squad departed Wednesday for the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Cup in Kenya.
- South Africa were drawn in Pool A with Zambia, Ghana and Egypt for this weekend’s tournament.
- Former Blitzbok star Cecil Afrika leads the team for the first time after serving as assistant since 2023.
- The selection mixes recent Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finalists with sevens regulars from the Los Angeles SVNS play-offs.
- Liske Lategan returns from a knee injury as preparations included altitude training in Pretoria and sessions in Stellenbosch.