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Kapp heroics see South Africa beat England at the death

South Africa earned another late ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 win as they defeated defending champions England by three wickets with four balls remaining in Tauranga. England were rescued from a poor start by a 107-run partnership from Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones before Marizanne Kapp fought back with her first international five-wicket haul to set

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South Africa squeeze past Pakistan

South Africa sealed a dramatic six-run win to deny Pakistan a first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup win in 17 games. South Africa’s slow start was rescued by Laura Wolvaardt, whose 75 runs was her highest score in a World Cup, but the Proteas could still only set Pakistan a below-par 224 to win. Pakistan

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Unconvincing South Africa beat Bangladesh

Ayabonga Khaka’s superb seam bowling helped South Africa overcome Bangladesh in their opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022. Put in to bat in Dunedin, the Proteas were bundled out for a below-par 207 with Marizanne Kapp (42) and hard-hitting Chloe Tryon (39) lifting them to a competitive total. Bangladesh made a

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South Africa’s New Leagues Unveiled

The CEO of South African Rugby, Jurie Roux, has announced details of new structures for the top two women’s leagues. The Women’s Premier Division will consist of last season’s representatives, Border Ladies (the champions), DHL Western Province, EP Queens, Boland Dames, Blue Bulls Women and Cell C Sharks. The Mastercard Golden Lions Women will join

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A Day like no Other – Barbarians v South Africa

One of the most extraordinary days in rugby took place at Twickenham Stadium. At 12.30 the Baa-baas women’s team learned they would be kicking off at 2.30, not 5.15 as scheduled. Six members of the men’s unit had been diagnosed with Covid-19; their game had to be called off. This was a quite massive blow

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World Rugby women’s rankings predictions: South Africa v Kenya

World Rugby has published the rankings permutations for the upcoming women’s international test between South Africa and Kenya, which takes place at the Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch on 16 August, 2021 KO 15:00 local time. Live stream available on Springboks.Rugby Key highlights: It is not possible for South Africa to gain any rating points due

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‘Women Springboks to receive Contracts’

Rumour or fact? According to Cheryl Roberts it’s a fact (@cherylroberts00). The South Africa Rugby Union is offering its women’s team contracts; some have already been processed. Confirmation of this good news is hard to trace, but it shows more than goodwill on the part of the authorities. It comes soon after the appointment of

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