4 players; Kyla de Vries, Libbie Janse van Rensburg, Shiniqwa Lamprecht and Maria Tshiremba, will get their first taste of HSBC SVNS rugby with the Bok Women 7s in Dubai this coming weekend.
The Emirates Dubai Sevens is the first of eight tournaments in the revamped HSBC SVNS and will be played at The Sevens Stadium on 2-3 December. The second tournament will be played in Cape Town on 9-10 December.
Springbok Women’s Sevens head coach Renfred Dazel included the four players in his squad of 13 players to travel to the series opener in Dubai on Monday.
“We have trained hard over the last couple of months, specifically to be competitive against the top sides. We are determined to finish in the top eight at the end of the series and stay on the circuit.”
The #BokWomen7s are looking forward to the 2024 @SVNSSeries 🇿🇦
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“We trained with a good, wider squad and I am thankful for the support received from SA Rugby for being able to do that. We now must go and implement all those training sessions in the matches we will play.” said Dazel.
Co-Captain Mathrin Simmers said the big mission now is to make sure that they finish in the top eight and stay on the series automatically.
“It will be a tough assignment, but we are determined to make the best of it. There will be smiles on our faces, because we enjoy massive challenges thrown at us,” said Simmers.
Meanwhile, one of the new players who will get their first taste of HSBC SVNS rugby, Libbie Janse van Rensburg has also been nominated as Springbok Women’s player of the year.
Janse van Rensburg made her debut for the team in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Stellenbosch earlier this year, where South Africa won both tournaments to claim HSBC SVNS core status.
