Adonis, Booi and Kinsey invited to women’s training camp
Celeste Adonis, Nolusindiso Booi and Tayla Kinsey, who played at the 2014 Women’s World Cup in France, are amongst a group of 42 players who were invited to the second national women’s training camp as the squad will pick up their preparations for their UK tour in October.
The four-day training camp will take place at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) from Thursday, 25 May, to Sunday, 28 May, where the focus will be on measuring the improvement in their fitness levels and fine-tuning their structures. The camp marks the second of the season and follows on another hosted in Cape Town in October last year.
The SA Select Women will travel to the UK on 11 October in what will mark the first national women’s tour since the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup, where they will play two matches against the England Academy team and one against the British Army.
The players will have medical and fitness tests on the opening day of the camp, which will be followed by a series of training sessions and a match on Saturday, which will feature the Springbok Women’s Sevens players and a few invitational players. The combined group will be split into two squads, which will face one another.
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said this will be a very important camp for the national women’s squad.
“With this being the last training camp before the touring squad gathers in October, it will be important for the players to show that they are familiar with the structures and that they have followed the conditioning programmes given to them earlier in the year,” said Roux.
“Our High-Performance department was pleased with the progress shown by the players at last camp in February where the foundations were laid for the team, but we will be expecting them to take another step up at this camp. So we are excited to see what the players have to offer.”
Roux, however, said the door was still open for players to stake a claim for places in the touring squad in the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial competition, which will run from July until September.
“All of these players will participate in the Women’s Interprovincial competition so we will be able to track their progress at the provincial level over the next few months,” said Roux.
“That, however, also means that there is still an opportunity for players who have not been invited to the camps to impress us and possibly play their way into the squad. So there is still hard work ahead for the players to secure a place in the travelling squad of 26 before October.”
Senior Women’s training squad (in alphabetical order):
Celeste Adonis (Western Province), Lock
Nolusindiso Booi (Border), Lock
Kirsten Conrad (Western Province), Flyhalf
Liyabona Dudumashe (Border), Prop
Lusanda Dumke (Border), Loose forward
Annique Geswind (Western Province), Hooker
Nosiphiwo Goda (Border), Centre
Aseza Hele (Eastern Province), Loose forward
Abigail Jantjies (Golden Lions), Hooker
Makoele Kamohlelo (Free State), No 8
Dludla Karthy (KZN), Lock
Tayla Kinsey (KZN), Scrumhalf
Amy-Kay Klaasen (Western Province), Lock
Babalwa Latsha (Western Province), Prop
Thantaswa Macingwane (Border), Prop
Ncediswa Mahijani (Western Province), Lock
Asanda Majombozi (Western Province), Loose forward
Unathi Mali (Eastern Province), Fullback
Nthabiseng Marutla (Blue Bulls), Lock
Vuyolwethu Maqholo (Western Province), Fullback
Thandile Mazwi (Western Province), Flanker
Xoliswa Mbobo (Western Province), Winger
Sinazo Mcatshulwa (Western Province), Loose forward
Siphosethu Mgaju (Border), Scrumhalf
Nqobile Mhlangu (KZN), Centre
Akhona Mooi (Eastern Province), Prop
Lebathamang Mothumi (Blue Bulls), Lock
Simamkele Namba (Border), Fullback
Zinhle Ndawonde (KZN), Centre
Demi Nel (Western Province), Centre
Aphiwe Ngwevu (Border), Centre
Randy Nkotswana (Leopards), Centre
Jaime Norton (KZN), Hooker
Fundiswa Plaatjie (Border), Scrumhalf
Sarah Ramoraswi (Limpopo Blue Bulls), Winger
Snenhlanhla Shozi (KZN), Fullback
Nokubonga Siko (Leopards), No 8
Simone Smit (Valke), Winger
Mellanie Smith (Free State), Winger
Ntsako Faith Tshauke (Blue Bulls), No 8
Alicia Willemse (Western Province), Scrumhalf
Nomthandazo Thandi Xwethu (Western Province), Hooker
Issued by SA Rugby Communications
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