The improvement shown by the Springbok Women's Sevens team in Perth will give the coaching staff and players a confidence boost for the next two HSBC SVNS tournaments.
Women's rugby continued to grow at all levels in 2023 as a record number of people pulled on their boots or took to the stands to watch a sport supercharged by events on the pitch.
Shona-Leah Weston reflected on her career comeback and switch of codes from 15s to Sevens in the Springbok Women's setup.
Libbie Janse van Rensburg scored a hat-trick of tries as the Springbok Women wrapped up WXV 2 with a 33-7 bonus-point victory over Samoa on Friday.
South Africa's Aseza Hele attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in South Africa's WXV2 match against Italy.
The Springbok Women were brave in their fight but went down 36-18 (half-time 22-10) against Italy in their WXV 2 clash at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.