Libbie Janse van Rensburg's Fiji tour produced two milestones in one trip: she extended her national Test points record to 221 and captained the side for the first time — becoming the 12th Springbok Women captain since 2004. In this interview she reflects on what the armband meant to her, explaining that the flyhalf role already demands on-field generalship, so the transition to captain felt natural rather than disruptive. She also opens up on the goal-kicking arrangement she shares with Byrhandré Dolf — a form-based, pre-match conversation rather than a fixed pecking order — and how having that shared responsibility eases the load of running the backline. The piece closes with Janse van Rensburg's focus firmly on 5 September at FNB Stadium, where the Springbok Women face the Black Ferns — the side that knocked them out of the World Cup quarterfinal — as the curtain-raiser to the men's Greatest Rivalry Test.
Janse van Rensburg on captaincy, records and what's next against the Black Ferns
Janse van Rensburg reflects on captaining the Bok Women for the first time in Fiji, extending her national points record to 221, and what the Black Ferns clash at FNB Stadium means after the World Cup quarterfinal exit.
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