Friday, 1 August 2014

 

Springbok Women’s flank Lamla Momoti was forced to withdraw from the team’s opening Women’s Rugby World Cup clash on Friday against Australia due to a knee injury.

 

Momoti has been replaced in the starting XV by Rachelle Geldenhuys, who made her Test debut against France in July.

 

The Test will be hosted at the French Rugby Federation in Marcoussis at 15h45 on Friday.

 

Momoti suffered a knee injury at training on Thursday and had a late fitness test to give her sufficient time to recover from the injury, but despite this, she did not recover fully and had to be withdrawn from the squad.

 

Updated Springbok Women’s team to face Australia:

 

15 – Cindy Cant

14 – Veroeshka Grain

13 – Benele Makwezela

12 – Lorinda Brown

11 – Phumeza Gadu

10 – Zenay Jordaan (vice-captain)

9 – Tayla Kinsey

8 – Mandisa Williams (captain)

7 – Vuyolwethu Vazi

6 – Rachelle Geldenhuys

5 – Cindy Booi

4 – Celeste Adonis

3 – Cebisa Kula

2 – Denita Wentzel

1 – Asithandile Ntoyanto

Replacements:

16 – Thantaswa Macingwana

17 – Nwabisa Ngxatu

18 – Andrea Mentoor

19 – Shona-Leah Weston

20 – Fundiswa Plaatjie

21 – Zandile Nojoko

22 – Siviwe Basweni

 

Issued by SARU Corporate Affairs