The Springbok Ladies’s Sevens completed the opening event of HSBC SVNS 2, performed in Nairobi, Kenya, in second place on the log at Nyayo Nationwide Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, 15 February, 2026.
South Africa gained each their matches on Sunday, constructing good momentum for the ultimate two legs, in Uruguay and Brazil in South America, the place the highest 4 sides may have an opportunity to play within the high tier HSBC SVNS Rugby Championship.
A commanding 33-5 bonus-point win over China within the opening match on the ultimate day meant that the winner of the conflict in opposition to Argentina later within the afternoon would decide the winner of the occasion, one in every of three to be performed within the HSBV SVNS 2 sequence.
South Africa edged Argentina, who had gained all 4 of their earlier matches, in sudden demise to assert the bragging rights, however the dropping bonus level gained by the South People confirmed their standing because the top-ranked facet within the event, with South Africa second, one log level behind.
The South People completed the event with 13 log factors, the Bok Ladies are second on 12, adopted by Spain (11 factors), China (6), Kenya (6) and Brazil, who beat South Africa yesterday, in sixth place with 4 factors.
The match in opposition to Argentina was not solely the final match for each groups, but in addition the unofficial remaining of the event, as the 2 groups topped the log going into the match.
Argentina scored first for a 7-0 lead after a few weak tackles by the Bok Ladies, however an excellent strive by Maria Tshiremba, transformed by Nadine Roos, levelled the scores instantly.
The South People kicked the ball deep from the restart, Tshiremba noticed a niche and off she went to attain, 97m downfield on the different facet of the pitch. Nadine Roos transformed to make it 7-7, which turned out to be the halftime rating as effectively.
The second half was a little bit of a blended bag for South Africa, who created quite a few alternatives, however dealing with errors robbed them from changing these into factors.
As an alternative, it was Argentina who scored to take the lead once more and it took a mighty effort by the South Africans to even scores up within the remaining play of the match, when Endurance Mokone dotted all the way down to stage the scores, however sadly Roos pulled the potential match-winning conversion.
With scores tied, further time was known as and within the remaining minute of that five-minute half, Tshiremba once more raced away to attain the winner.
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Within the earlier match in opposition to China, the South Africans’ assault was simply too slick and their defence too dominant for his or her opponents. They scored 5 unanswered tries earlier than the Chinese language bought a late comfort strive.
Tshiremba was too fast for the defence after three minutes to dot down and that was adopted by Ayanda Malinga two minutes later.
Shannon-Lee Windvogel scored her first strive in her first event simply earlier than the break, handing the Bok Ladies a 21-0 lead on the break.
Windvogel added a second simply after the restart and Mokone additionally completed assault earlier than the final Chinese language strive.
SA HSBC SVNS 2 Outcomes on the Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday 15 February
South Africa 33 (21) – 5 (0) China
SA – Tries: Maria Tshiremba, Ayanda Malinga, Shannon-Lee Windvogel (2), Endurance Mokone
Conversions: Nadine Roos (4)
China – Attempt: Qian Xin
South Africa 17 (7) – 12 (7) Argentina
SA – Tries: Maria Tshiremba (2), Endurance Mokone
Conversion: Nadine Roos
Argentina – Tries: Marianela Escalante, Sofia Gonzalez
HSBC SVNS 2 Outcomes on the Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday 14 February
SA – Tries: Nadine Roos, Liske Lategan
Conversions: Roos, Byrhandré Dolf
Spain – Tries: Requena Zamora, Miranda Miralles
Conversion: Fernandez de Corres Del Rio
South Africa 0 – 12 (7) Brazil
Brazil – Tries: Tahlita Costa, Bianca Silva
Conversion: Costa
South Africa 12 (12) – 10 (5) Kenya
SA – Tries: Shiniqwa Lamprecht, Maria Tshiremba
Conversion: Nadine Roos
Kenya – Tries: Sheila Charija, Laura Oswago
The Springbok Ladies’s Sevens Squad for Kenya
#1 Leigh Fortuin
#2 Asisipho Plaatjies
#3 Endurance Mokone
#7 Maria Tshiremba
#9 Nadine Roos (C)
#10 Byrhandré Dolf
#12 Liske Lategan
#14 Simamkele Namba
#16 Shiniqwa Lamprecht
#23 Ayanda Malinga
#26 Lerato Makua
#28 Shannon-Lee Windvogel
Authentic Copy: SA Rugby Communications, with enhancing by gsport
Foremost Picture Caption: The Springbok Ladies’s Sevens completed the opening event of HSBC SVNS 2 in second place on the log at Nyayo Nationwide Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, 15 February, 2026. All Pictures: Gallo Photos / Rugby SA
Foremost Picture Caption: Shannon-Lee Windvogel theatrically scores the primary of her two tries for the Springbok Ladies’s Sevens in Day 2’s opeener in opposition to China.
