The South Africa women's national rugby union team represents South Africa in women's international rugby union and is governed by the South African Rugby Union. They have appeared in five World Cups since their debut in the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.
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History
The Springbok Women played their first Test in 2004. They have won the Rugby Africa Women's Cup twice — in 2019 and 2022. South Africa climbed to eleventh place on the World Rugby ranking in September 2022 with wins over Japan and Spain.
They made their maiden knockout round when they made the quarterfinals at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Players
Current squad
On 12 July 2026, South Africa named a 49-player squad ahead of their the Black Ferns and WXV.
Caps updated: 5 September 2026 (after South Africa v New Zealand)
Results
For the full list of all Springbok Women matches:
World Ranking
Rugby World Ranking per year end
Results summary
See also List of South Africa women's national rugby union team matches