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WXV

Segment
Springbok Women
Window
Sep – Oct
Status
Active
Coverage note

Springbok Supporter focuses on the Springboks specifically. WXV appears here as a supplementary entity — useful for selection context and head-to-head threads — but this site isn’t the place for full fixtures, standings or match-by-match coverage of it.

For that, head to World Rugby (official) ↗.

AnalysisSpringbok Women

Bok Women bounce back — and the coaching reshuffle is working

After the Wales hammering, the Bok Women regrouped to beat Italy for only the second time ever — co-head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt explains how a coaching reshuffle and return to set-piece basics drove the turnaround, with Spain and Ireland still to come.

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Bevan switches to fly-half as Wales name team for WXV opener against Springbok Women

Keira Bevan starts at 10 as Wales take on the Springbok Women in their WXV opener in Cardiff on Friday.

BBC Sport Rugby
AnalysisSpringbok Women

Springbok Women open WXV against Wales with 10-point win predicted

Rugby365 previews the Springbok Women's WXV opener against Wales in Cardiff, with Logan Welman's elevation to No.8 the headline selection call and a 10-point Bok win predicted.

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Springboks and Springbok Women fixtures: 2026–27 schedule in full

A full rundown of the 2026–27 Springbok and Springbok Women fixture schedule, including the Nations Championship, WXV, and a third Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium.

Rugby World Magazine
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Johannes-Haupt confirms coaching continuity as Bok Women look to WXV

Laurian Johannes-Haupt confirms the Springbok Women will retain their current coaching structure for WXV, with Melusi Mthethwa continuing alongside co-head coaches Johannes-Haupt and Franzel September following Swys de Bruin's resignation.

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De Bruin explains Latsha captaincy call as Bok Women prepare for USA Test at Ellis Park

Swys de Bruin has named Babalwa Latsha as permanent Springbok Women captain for 2026, with the most-capped tighthead prop leading the side for the first time in the role against the USA at Ellis Park on Saturday.

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World Rugby scraps home weighting from rankings calculations ahead of Nations Championship

World Rugby removes home weighting from rankings calculations from July 1, responding to the growing number of international matches played at neutral or out-of-country venues. South Africa remain top of the men's rankings on 93.94 points.

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