The Bok Women's 2026 calendar is stacking up as arguably their most significant yet — home Tests against the USA, Ireland, and a double-header against the Black Ferns at FNB Stadium on September 5 as part of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry. Juan de Jongh, speaking at the Klipdrift-SA Rugby partnership launch, is bullish about what the occasion could mean for the women's game, pointing to the atmosphere a near-capacity FNB Stadium would generate. The backdrop is a 2025 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal that ended 46-17 to the Black Ferns but told a more competitive story — South Africa went into the break level at 10-10 before New Zealand pulled away. De Jongh credits Swys de Bruin's programme and SA Rugby's grassroots pipeline, including cross-code recruitment and the U20 pathway, for the visible improvement in individual skills over the past five years, and sees the September occasion as the kind of platform that accelerates that growth further.
FNB Stadium double-header set to be landmark moment for Bok Women
The Bok Women face the Black Ferns in a double-header at FNB Stadium in September 2026 — part of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry — with Juan de Jongh arguing the occasion could be a defining moment for the women's programme's upward trajectory.
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World Rugby scraps home weighting from rankings calculations ahead of Nations Championship
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Springbok Women claim fifth consecutive Rugby Africa Women's Cup with Kenya win
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