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South Africa women's national rugby sevens team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | South Africa |
| image | South Africa women's national rugby sevens team.svg |
| image_size | 206 |
| union | South African Rugby Union |
| nickname | Springbok Women's Sevens |
| Blazeboks | |
| Imbokodo | |
| coach | Cecil Afrika |
| captain | Nadine Roos |
| caps | Mathrin Simmers |
| top scorer | Nadine Roos |
| pattern_la1 | _SA green2 |
| pattern_b1 | _green_gold_collar2 |
| pattern_ra1 | _SA green |
| leftarm1 | 006400 |
| body1 | 006400 |
| rightarm1 | 006400 |
| shorts1 | FFFFFF |
| socks1 | 006400 |
| sevens | yes |
| World cup apps | 4 |
| year | 2009 |
| best | Semi-finals (2009) |
Blazeboks Imbokodo
The South Africa women's national rugby sevens team competes at events within the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and are a core team for the 2023–24 season. They first played in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and also competed in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup in the 2011–12 season.
South Africa qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens, but did not enter the tournament because the South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC) rules states that teams cannot qualify by winning continental titles. As in 2016, South Africa missed Tokyo 2020 for the same reason. South Africa will finally make their Olympic debut in Paris 2024.
Tournament History
Olympics
| Olympics | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | Total | 0 Titles | 1/3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 2016 | Qualified but withdrew | |||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 | 11th Place Playoff | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | Total | 0 Titles | 4/4 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE 2009 | Semifinalists | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| RUS 2013 | Bowl Quarterfinalists | 13th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| USA 2018 | 13th Place Final | 14th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| RSA 2022 | 13th Place Final | 14th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS 2018 | Classification Semi Finals | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| ENG 2022 | Seventh Place Match | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Women's Africa Cup Sevens
Players
Current squad
2026 SVNS 3 in squad was announced on 12 January 2026.
Head coach: Cecil Afrika
References
References
- "SA women's sevens denied Rio berth". BBC Sport.
- (2021-07-26). "Rugby Africa wishes the South African and Kenyan rugby sevens teams well during the Tokyo Olympics".
- (12 January 2026). "Experience key for Bok Women’s SVNS survival". SA Rugby.
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