The Springbok Women Sevens team were crowned champions of Africa and in doing so, booked their place to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
their spot to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and that is exactly what the Springbok Women’s Sevens team did in Tunisia on Sunday.They won the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens crown by beating Kenya by 12-7 in a tightly contested final.The victory in Monastir was the Springbok Women’s Sevens side’s second this year after also winning the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Stellenbosch a few months ago, booking their spot as a core team on the new HSBC SVNS series.
One of the Springbok Women’s Sevens players who was denied Olympic qualification in 2020, Nadine Roos, said there is relief to know they have now booked their tickets to Paris next year. “This is a huge boost for our system and to our management, they deserve a huge thank you too. We came well prepared and as in the Challenger Series, we finished top.”
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