Four Rugby Europe Championship teams secured qualification for the 2027 Rugby World Cup this weekend.
The Springboks Sevens team had to dig deep in their Cup semi-final against Spain, sealing a 19-12 victory to advance to the final of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town for the first time since 2019.
Springbok Women performance coach Swys de Bruin has made two changes to the starting team that will face Spain at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Thursday.
It was not the result they had hoped for, but the Springbok Sevens will take away valuable lessons from Madrid this weekend after they finished sixth in the HSBC SVNS Grand Finale in Spain.
While the Springbok Women's Sevens team suffered a setback in Spain over the weekend, the players are determined to pick themselves up and face the challenges ahead.
The Springbok Women's Sevens failed to maintain their core status for the HSBC SVNS 2025 season when they lost 22-0 to hosts Spain in Madrid on Sunday.