Springbok Women to play three Tests in November

The Springbok Women’s team will play three Tests in November – against Wales, Spain and Italy – in what marks the national side’s first tour since the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup.

The team, which will coached by Stanley Raubenheimer, was initially set to face the UK Armed Forces, the Crawshays (the Welsh Barbarians) and Wales in two internationals.

However, the new tour schedule will see them face the UK Armed Forces in London on Friday, 2 November, Wales at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday, 10 November, Spain at Olivia Nova in Valencia on Saturday, 17 November, and Italy at the Chersoni Stadium in Prato on Sunday, 25 November.

The squad will assemble in Stellenbosch on Sunday, 21 October, for a 10-day training camp, where Raubenheimer and his assistant coaches, Lungisa Kama and Eddie Myners, will put the structures in place for the tour. They will depart for Wales on Tuesday, 30 October.