The series forms part of the team’s preparations for the World Cup in New Zealand due to start in October.
The Springbok Women’s matchday squad for the first of two Tests against Japan on Sunday has been named.
This comes with a first starting berth for Simamkele Namba on the wing while Rumandi Potgieter will make her test debut at scrum-half.Much like Potgieter, the prop had stints against England's under-20 and the Barbarians in November - but is yet to feature in a test squad. Hele suffered a serious knee injury during a Women’s Premier Division match when rugby returned after COVID regulations were relaxed in 2021.“We came to Japan to get us ready for the ultimate mission, the World Cup, and so far on the trip, we learned a lot of things,” Raubenheimer said.