A year ago, aged just 19 years old, Byrhandre Dolf made her Test debut at fullback for the Springbok Women, and she has since played a further eight Tests for South Africa.

Byrhandre Dolf het &#39;n jaar gelede, net 19 jaar oud, haar toetsbuiging op heelagter vir die Springbok-vroue gemaak, en sy het sedertdien &#39;n verdere agt toetse vir Suid-Afrika gespeel.

Kunyaka ophelileyo, eneminyaka eli-19 kuphela ubudala, u-Byrhandre Dolf waluqala uvavanyo lwakhe lokuqala kumdlalo wasemva weSpringbok Women, kwaye sele edlalele uMzantsi Afrika olunye uvavanyo olusibhozo.

Ngonyaka odlule, eneminyaka engu-19 kuphela ubudala, u-Byrhandre Dolf waqala ukudlala i-Test ku-fullback kuma-Springbok Women, futhi usedlale nezinye izivivinyo eziyisishiyagalombili eNingizimu Afrika.

Dolf's ability to play a number of positions, including flyhalf and wing, has some calling her the female version of Frans Steyn.
Formerly from Eastern Province, from where she captained the Junior Springbok Women, Dolf is now a full-time professional with the Bulls Daisies, with whom she won the Women's Premier Division last year.
A couple of months after she was instrumental as the Bok Women won the Rugby Africa Cup, and then showed what the future looks like by showing her mettle in WXV 2 in Cape Town in October.
When duty called, she joined the Springbok Women's Sevens team on the HSBC SVNS, playing in the Cape Town and Perth tournaments in December in January.
Having just arrived in Edinburgh from Cape Town via Johannesburg and London, Dolf was keen to get going and to put a year's experiences into play on the team's 2024 European Tour. A training match against Scotland awaits early next week, followed by another against Wales next Saturday. And then, two Test matches against Spain and the USA to finish the trip.
"Yes, we have a busy time ahead, but we would not want it any other way," said Dolf upon arrival in the Scottish capital.
"We have seen how much the experiences gained last year improved all of us &ndash; individually and as a team &ndash; and there is no doubt in my mind that the same will happen after this tour.
"We are chasing small improvements on this tour. If we can improve by one percent every day on tour, we will return home next month a much better team."
After such a full year of rugby in two different codes, Dolf confirmed that her energy levels are still high.
"The sevens experience was great for me, although physically very demanding," she said.
"I want to play sevens again in future for sure, but for now I want to focus on this team and with them, become the best team we can be.
"On a personal note, the objective on this tour is to more decisive in my decision-making, something I feel will improve as I gain experience in being the driver and playmaker.
"Although I am one of the younger players in the squad, the seniors are great in allowing me to be more assertive in my role. I also want to fulfil the job the coaches are expecting of me on this trip."

Dolf se vermoë om &#39;n aantal posisies te speel, insluitend losskakel en vleuel, laat sommige haar die vroulike weergawe van Frans Steyn noem. Voorheen van die Oostelike Provinsie, van waar sy die Junior Springbok Vroue aangevoer het, is Dolf nou &#39;n voltydse beroepsman by die Bulls Daisies, saam met wie sy verlede jaar die Vroue Premierafdeling gewen het. ’n Paar maande nadat sy instrumenteel was toe die Bok-vroue die Rugby Afrikabeker gewen het, en toe gewys het hoe die toekoms lyk deur haar slag in WXV 2 in Oktober in Kaapstad te wys. Toe sy diens gestel het, het sy haar by die Springbok-vroue-sewesspan op die HSBC SVNS aangesluit en in Desember in die Kaapstad- en Perth-toernooie gespeel. Nadat hy pas vanaf Kaapstad via Johannesburg en Londen in Edinburgh aangekom het, was Dolf gretig om aan die gang te kom en om &#39;n jaar se ervarings op die span se Europese toer in 2024 in te span. &#39;n Oefenwedstryd teen Skotland wag vroeg volgende week, gevolg deur nog een teen Wallis volgende Saterdag. En dan, twee toetswedstryde teen Spanje en die VSA om die reis te voltooi. “Ja, ons het ’n besige tyd wat voorlê, maar ons sal dit nie anders wil hê nie,” het Dolf met sy aankoms in die Skotse hoofstad gesê. “Ons het gesien hoeveel ervarings wat verlede jaar opgedoen is, ons almal verbeter het – individueel en as ’n span – en daar is geen twyfel by my dat dieselfde ná hierdie toer sal gebeur nie. &quot;Ons jaag klein verbeterings op hierdie toer na. As ons elke dag op toer met een persent kan verbeter, sal ons volgende maand &#39;n baie beter span huis toe keer.&quot; Na so &#39;n volle jaar van rugby in twee verskillende kodes, het Dolf bevestig dat haar energievlakke steeds hoog is. “Die sewes-ervaring was vir my wonderlik, hoewel fisies baie veeleisend,” het sy gesê. “Ek wil vir seker in die toekoms weer sewes speel, maar vir nou wil ek op hierdie span fokus en saam met hulle die beste span word wat ons kan wees. “Op ’n persoonlike noot is die doelwit op hierdie toer om meer beslissend in my besluitneming te neem, iets wat ek voel sal verbeter soos ek ondervinding opdoen om die jaer en spelmaker te wees. &quot;Hoewel ek een van die jonger spelers in die groep is, is die seniors wonderlik om my toe te laat om meer selfgeldend te wees in my rol. Ek wil ook die werk vervul wat die afrigters van my op hierdie reis verwag.&quot;

Isakhono sikaDolf sokudlala iindawo ezininzi, eziquka i-flyhalf kunye nephiko, abanye bambiza ngoguqulelo lwabasetyhini lukaFrans Steyn. Owayesakuba kwiPhondo laseMpuma, apho wayekapteni weJunior Springbok Women, uDolf ngoku sele engumdlali opheleleyo weBulls Daisies, athe waphumelela nayo iWomen’s Premier Division kunyaka ophelileyo. Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa emva kokuba edlale indima enkulu njengoko iBok Women iphumelele iNdebe yoMbhoxo ye-Afrika, emva koko wabonisa ukuba linjani ikamva ngokubonisa ubungangamsha bakhe kwi-WXV 2 eKapa ngo-Okthobha. Wathi akubizwa, wazibandakanya neqela leSpringbok Women’s Sevens kwiHSBC SVNS, edlala kwiitumente zaseKapa nasePerth ngoDisemba kweyoMqungu. Ukufika nje e-Edinburgh isuka eKapa idlula eRhawutini naseLondon, uDolf ebenomdla wokuqhubeka nokubeka amava onyaka kuKhenketho lweqela lwaseYurophu luka-2024. Umdlalo wokuzilolonga neSkotlani ulindele ekuqaleni kweveki ezayo, ulandelwe ngomnye ngokuchasene neWales ngoMgqibelo ozayo. Kwaye emva koko, imidlalo yovavanyo emibini ngokuchasene neSpain kunye ne-USA ukugqiba uhambo. “Ewe, sinexesha elixakekileyo ngaphambili, kodwa ngekhe sikufune ngenye indlela,” utshilo uDolf ekufikeni kwakhe kwikomkhulu laseScotland. &quot;Sibonile ukuba amava afunyenwe kunyaka ophelileyo asiphucule kangakanani sonke - umntu ngamnye nanjengeqela - kwaye akukho mathandabuzo engqondweni yam ukuba kuya kwenzeka okufanayo emva kolu khenketho. &quot;Sileqa ukuphuculwa okuncinci kolu khenketho. Ukuba sinokuphucula ngepesenti enye yonke imihla kukhenketho, siya kubuyela ekhaya kwinyanga ezayo iqela elingcono kakhulu.&quot; Emva konyaka ozeleyo wombhoxo kwiikhowudi ezimbini ezahlukeneyo, uDolf uqinisekise ukuba amanqanaba akhe amandla asephezulu. “Amava esixhenxe ayemnandi kum, nangona ayenzima kakhulu ngokwasemzimbeni,” utshilo. “Ndifuna ukudlala imidlalo esixhenxe kwakhona kwixesha elizayo ngokuqinisekileyo, kodwa okwangoku ndifuna ukugxila kweli qela kwaye kunye nabo, sibe lelona qela libalaseleyo esinokuba lilo. “Kwinqaku lobuqu, injongo kolu khenketho kukwenza isigqibo esithe kratya ekuthatheni kwam izigqibo, into endiziva ngathi iza kuphucuka njengoko ndifumana amava okuba ngumqhubi kunye nomdlali odlalayo. &quot;Nangona ndingomnye wabadlali abancinci kwiqela, abadala bakhulu ngokundivumela ukuba ndiqine kwindima yam. Ndifuna nokufezekisa umsebenzi olindelwe ngabaqeqeshi kum kolu hambo.&quot;

Ikhono likaDolf lokudlala izindawo eziningi, okuhlanganisa i-flyhalf ne-wing, abanye bambiza ngenguqulo yabesifazane kaFrans Steyn. Owayevela e-Eastern Province, lapho ayengukaputeni we-Junior Springbok Women, uDolf useyingcweti ngokugcwele kuBulls Daisies, anqobe nayo iWomen&#39;s Premier Division ngonyaka odlule. Ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa ebambe elikhulu iqhaza ngesikhathi iBok Women inqoba i-Rugby Africa Cup, wabe esekhombisa ukuthi ikusasa linjani ngokukhombisa ubuqhawe bakhe ku-WXV 2 eKapa ngo-Okthoba. Kuthe uma sekubizwa umsebenzi, wajoyina iqembu leSpringbok Women’s Sevens ku-HSBC SVNS, elidlala emqhudelwaneni waseKapa nowasePerth ngoDisemba ngoMasingana. Njengoba esanda kufika e-Edinburgh esuka eKapa edlula eGoli nase-London, u-Dolf wayezimisele ngokuqhubeka nokufaka amava onyaka ku-2024 European Tour yeqembu. Umdlalo wokuzilolonga neScotland ulindelwe ngasekuqaleni kwesonto elizayo, ulandelwe ngomunye abazowudlala neWales ngoMgqibelo ozayo. Bese, imidlalo emibili yeTest bedlala neSpain kanye ne-USA ukuqeda uhambo. &quot;Yebo, sinesikhathi esimatasa ngaphambili, kodwa ngeke sikufune ngenye indlela,&quot; kusho uDolf ngesikhathi efika enhlokodolobha yaseScotland. “Sibonile ukuthi isipiliyoni esisithole ngonyaka odlule sithuthuke kangakanani sonke - njengabantu ngabanye nanjengeqembu - futhi akungabazeki engqondweni yami ukuthi kuzokwenzeka okufanayo ngemuva kwalolu hambo. &quot;Sijaha ukuthuthukiswa okuncane kulolu hambo. Uma singathuthuka ngephesenti elilodwa nsuku zonke ohambweni, sizobuyela ekhaya ngenyanga ezayo iqembu elingcono kakhulu.&quot; Ngemuva konyaka ogcwele kangaka webhola lombhoxo kumakhodi amabili ahlukene, u-Dolf ukuqinisekisile ukuthi amazinga akhe amandla asephezulu. &quot;Isipiliyoni se-sevens sibe simnandi kimi, yize besidinga kakhulu,&quot; kusho yena. “Ngifuna ukudlala ama-sevens futhi esikhathini esizayo ngokuqinisekile, kodwa okwamanje ngifuna ukugxila kuleli qembu futhi ngibe yiqembu elingcono kakhulu esingaba lona. “Ngokwami, inhloso yalolu hambo wukuthatha izinqumo ezinqala, into enginomuzwa wokuthi izothuthuka njengoba ngithola ulwazi lokuba umshayeli nomenzi wokudlala. &quot;Nakuba ngingomunye wabadlali abancane eqenjini kodwa abadala bakhulu ngokungivumela ukuthi ngiqinise endimeni yami. Ngifuna nokufeza umsebenzi abaqeqeshi abawulindele kimi kulolu hambo.&quot;

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