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South African Women laid a great foundation for themselves with a thumping 59-17 against the Barbarians in Cape Town on Saturday.
Assistant coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt expressed satisfaction and praise for the squad for showing great grit up front and creating the space for their hard-running backs to finish off some spectacular tries.
“It was fantastic to see how we managed to put different phases of our play together and the result was fantastic.
“There were some great set-piece play and tries, while the forwards also laid a solid foundation to our backline," said Johannes-Haupt.
She said they were grateful to the Barbarians who gave us this opportunity as we fine-tune towards WXV 2 and ultimately the Rugby World Cup next year.
Bok Women captain Nolusindiso Booi praised the crowd and said it was worth the wait to finally play at DHL Stadium: “What a moment it was for us and I am so happy the team could respond with a proper performance to showcase our talent. It was a performance everyone can be proud of.”
She said the way the forwards played was needed to lay the foundation and that they had now set a standard to work from.
“We needed to be very physical today and we managed that, so that hard work was worth it, and the backs scored some amazing tries,” Booi said.
The team will take a short break and will assemble on 15 September again to prepare for the Test against Spain also at the DHL Stadium on 19 September.
