The Springbok Women have shown glimpses of what they are capable of achieving, said head coach Louis Koen, and that bodes well for the future of the team and future WXV competitions.

Die Springbok-vroue het &#39;n kykie gewys van wat hulle in staat is om te bereik, het hoofafrigter Louis Koen gesê, en dit voorspel goed vir die toekoms van die span en toekomstige WXV-kompetisies.

Abafazi bamaBhokobhoko babonakalise amakroti koko banako ukukuphumeza, utshilo umqeqeshi oyintloko uLouis Koen, kwaye oko kubonisa kakuhle ikamva leqela kunye nokhuphiswano lweWXV lwexesha elizayo.

Abesifazane bamaBhokobhoko bakhombise amazwibela abangakwazi ukukufeza, kusho umqeqeshi uLouis Koen, futhi lokho kufanekisela ikusasa leqembu kanye nemiqhudelwano ye-WXV ezayo.

The Springbok Women have shown glimpses of what they are capable of achieving, said head coach Louis Koen, and that bodes well for the future of the team and future WXV competitions.The South Africans completed their WXV 2 campaign with a hard-fought but deserved 33-7 victory over Samoa – their first in the competition – after leading by 26-0 at the break."The first half against Samoa showed what the team is capable of and that was highly rewarding for us as a group and coaching staff," said Koen."The second half did deteriorate a bit, but we managed to finish in the top four of the competition, and that result will give us massive confidence and a roadmap for the way ahead."The Bok Women's coach applauded the WXV concept, as it gave his team a three-week window to play top sides such as Scotland, Italy and Samoa."The lessons learned from each of these games are great," said Koen. "We will sit down and analyse and see where we can get better, but for now, there is massive gratitude and relief that we managed to make the step-up."The players worked very hard and will look back at this campaign more experienced and with a clear understanding on what levels they need to be competitive."Koen reflected on the three matches with huge satisfaction: "We had our chances in the opening match against Scotland, with the only difference their ability to close the big moments out."That is one lesson for us in the future: how to control and direct games better. Our decision-making on the field can improve a lot and it showed in patches against Scotland."A red card and yellow cards against Italy spoiled their second match, according to Koen."We were out of it in that second half losing those players and having to play with 13 players," said Koen. "But what I saw in that match was the fight shown by the players and I was very proud of their second-half performance against such a highly-ranked team like Italy."Friday's victory over Samoa was a highlight for Koen, especially after they drew with the team from the Pacific Islands a few weeks ago in a WXV warm-up."In our previous match in Hermanus, we had many players coming back from injury and that showed," said Koen."Today we played great rugby for 40 minutes. The second half was a bit disappointing, but that first half was so inspiring to everyone who watched. We want to attract more women to the game, and playing like we did will do that."WXV was great, and we are thankful for the opportunity. We cannot wait for next year. We have learned valuable lessons and the Springbok Women as a group are in a better place because of that."

Die Springbok-vroue het &#39;n kykie gewys van wat hulle in staat is om te bereik, het hoofafrigter Louis Koen gesê, en dit voorspel goed vir die toekoms van die span en toekomstige WXV-kompetisies. Die Suid-Afrikaners het hul WXV 2-veldtog voltooi met &#39;n harde, maar verdiende sege van 33-7 oor Samoa – hul eerste in die kompetisie – nadat hulle met die rustyd met 26-0 voorgeloop het. “Die eerste helfte teen Samoa het gewys waartoe die span in staat is en dit was baie lonend vir ons as groep en afrigtingspan,” sê Koen. &quot;Die tweede helfte het wel &#39;n bietjie agteruitgegaan, maar ons het daarin geslaag om onder die top vier van die kompetisie te eindig, en daardie uitslag sal ons massiewe selfvertroue en &#39;n padkaart gee vir die pad vorentoe.&quot; Die Bok-vroue-afrigter het die WXV-konsep toegejuig, want dit het sy span &#39;n tydperk van drie weke gegee om teen topspanne soos Skotland, Italië en Samoa te speel. “Die lesse wat uit elkeen van hierdie speletjies geleer is, is wonderlik,” het Koen gesê. “Ons sal gaan sit en ontleed en kyk waar ons beter kan word, maar vir eers is daar massiewe dankbaarheid en verligting dat ons daarin geslaag het om die stap-up te maak. &quot;Die spelers het baie hard gewerk en sal terugkyk na hierdie veldtog meer ervare en met &#39;n duidelike begrip op watter vlakke hulle nodig het om mededingend te wees.&quot; Koen het met groot tevredenheid oor die drie wedstryde besin: “Ons het ons kanse in die openingswedstryd teen Skotland gehad, met die enigste verskil in hul vermoë om die groot oomblikke af te sluit. &quot;Dit is een les vir ons in die toekoms: hoe om wedstryde beter te beheer en te rig. Ons besluitneming op die veld kan baie verbeter en dit het in kole teen Skotland gewys.&quot; ’n Rooikaart en geelkaarte teen Italië het volgens Koen hul tweede wedstryd bederf. “Ons was uit dit in daardie tweede helfte om daardie spelers te verloor en met 13 spelers te moes speel,” sê Koen. &quot;Maar wat ek in daardie wedstryd gesien het, was die stryd wat die spelers getoon het en ek was baie trots op hul tweede helfte-vertoning teen so &#39;n hoogaangeskrewe span soos Italië.&quot; Vrydag se sege oor Samoa was &#39;n hoogtepunt vir Koen, veral nadat hulle &#39;n paar weke gelede in &#39;n WXV-opwarming gelykop gespeel het met die span van die Stille Oseaan-eilande. “In ons vorige wedstryd in Hermanus het ons baie spelers gehad wat van ’n besering teruggekom het en dit het gewys,” sê Koen. &quot;Vandag het ons vir 40 minute goeie rugby gespeel. Die tweede helfte was &#39;n bietjie teleurstellend, maar daardie eerste helfte was so inspirerend vir almal wat gekyk het. Ons wil meer vroue na die wedstryd lok, en om soos ons te speel, sal dit doen. &quot;WXV was puik, en ons is dankbaar vir die geleentheid. Ons kan nie wag vir volgende jaar nie. Ons het waardevolle lesse geleer en die Springbok-vroue as &#39;n groep is op &#39;n beter plek as gevolg daarvan.&quot;

Amakhosikazi eSpringbok abonise amakroti koko akwaziyo ukukuphumeza, utshilo umqeqeshi oyintloko uLouis Koen, kwaye oko kubonisa kakuhle ikamva leqela kunye nokhuphiswano lweWXV lwexesha elizayo. Abemi boMzantsi Afrika bagqibezele iphulo labo leWXV 2 ngokulwela nzima kodwa bekufanele ukuba baphumelele ngo’33-7 kwiSamoa – eyokuqala kwabo kolu khuphiswano – emva kokuhamba phambili ngo’26-0 kwixesha lokuphumla. “Isiqingatha sokuqala sidlala neSamoa sibonise into enokwenziwa liqela kwaye oko kwaba nomvuzo omkhulu kuthi njengeqela nabaqeqeshi,” utshilo uKoen. &quot;Isiqingatha sesibini siye sawohloka kancinci, kodwa sikwazile ukugqibezela kukhuphiswano lwesine, kwaye eso siphumo siya kusinika ukuzithemba okukhulu kunye nemephu yendlela engaphambili.&quot; Umqeqeshi weBok Women’s uyiqhwabele izandla imbono yeWXV, njengoko inike iqela lakhe ithuba leveki ezintathu lokudlala namaqela aphezulu afana neScotland, Italy neSamoa. “Izifundo ezifunyenwe kumdlalo ngamnye zinkulu,” utshilo uKoen. &quot;Siza kuhlala phantsi sihlalutye kwaye sibone apho singenza ngcono khona, kodwa okwangoku, kukho umbulelo omkhulu kunye nesiqabu esikwazileyo ukunyukela phezulu. &quot;Abadlali basebenze nzima kwaye baza kujonga emva kweli phulo banamava ngakumbi kwaye beqonda ngokucacileyo ukuba ngawaphi amanqanaba afunekayo ukuze bakwazi ukukhuphisana.&quot; U-Koen ucamngce ngemidlalo emithathu ngokwaneliseka okukhulu: “Sinamathuba ethu kumdlalo wokuvula ngokuchasene neScotland, umahluko kuphela wokukwazi ukuvala amaxesha amakhulu. &quot;Eso sisifundo esinye kuthi kwixesha elizayo: indlela yokulawula kunye nokuqondisa imidlalo kangcono. Ukuthathwa kwethu kwezigqibo kwintsimi kunokuphucula kakhulu kwaye kuboniswe kwiipatches ezichasene neScotland. &quot; Ikhadi elibomvu kunye namakhadi atyheli ngokuchasene ne-Italiyane umdlalo wabo wesibini, ngokutsho kukaKoen. “Besiphumile kwesi siqingatha sesibini siphulukene naba badlali kwaye kufuneka sidlale nabadlali abalishumi elinesithathu,” utshilo uKoen. “Kodwa into endiyibonileyo kulo mdlalo ngumlo oboniswe ngabadlali kwaye bendinebhongo kakhulu ngomsebenzi wabo wesiqingatha sesibini bedlala neqela elikwinqanaba eliphezulu njenge-Itali. Uloyiso lwangoLwesihlanu lweSamoa lwaluyinto ebalaseleyo kuKoen, ngakumbi emva kokuba bedibene neqela elivela kwiziqithi zasePacific kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo kwi-WXV yokufudumala. “Kumdlalo wethu odlulileyo eHermanus, besinabadlali abaninzi ababuya ekwenzakaleni kwaye oko kubonisile,” utshilo uKoen. “Namhlanje sidlale umbhoxo oncomekayo kangangemizuzu engama-40. Isiqingatha sesibini besidanisile, kodwa esokuqala siye sakhuthaza wonke umntu osijongileyo. Sifuna ukutsala abantu basetyhini abaninzi kulo mdlalo, kwaye ukudlala njengoko senzayo kuyakwenza oko. &quot;I-WXV ibintle kakhulu, kwaye siyalibulela ithuba. Asinakulinda unyaka ozayo. Sifunde izifundo ezibalulekileyo kwaye iSpringbok Women njengeqela bakwindawo engcono ngenxa yoko.&quot;

Abesifazane bamaBhokobhoko bakhombise amazwibela abangakwazi ukukufeza, kusho umqeqeshi omkhulu uLouis Koen, futhi lokho kuchaza kahle ikusasa leqembu kanye nemiqhudelwano ye-WXV ezayo. Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika baphothule umkhankaso wabo we-WXV 2 ngokulwela kanzima kodwa bekufanele ukunqoba ngo 33-7 behlula iSamoa - okokuqala kulo mqhudelwano - ngemuva kokuhamba phambili ngo 26-0 ngesikhathi sekhefu. “Isiwombe sokuqala sidlala neSamoa sikhombise ukuthi iqembu likwazi ukwenzani futhi lokho kusivuzile kakhulu njengeqembu nethimba labaqeqeshi,” kusho uKoen. &quot;Isiwombe sesibili sonakala kancane, kodwa sikwazile ukuqeda sibalwa namaqembu amane aphezulu emqhudelwaneni, futhi lowo mphumela uzosinika ukuzethemba okukhulu kanye nemephu yendlela eya phambili.&quot; Umqeqeshi weBok Women uwushayele ihlombe umqondo we-WXV, njengoba wanika iqembu lakhe iwindi lamasonto amathathu lokudlala namaqembu aphezulu afana neScotland, Italy neSamoa. “Izifundo ezifundwe kumdlalo ngamunye zinkulu,” kusho uKoen. “Sizohlala phansi sihlaziye sibone ukuthi singaba ngcono kuphi, kodwa okwamanje, kunokubonga okukhulu nokukhululeka esikwazile ukukhuphuka. &quot;Abadlali basebenze kanzima futhi bazobheka emuva kulo mkhankaso abanolwazi olunzulu futhi beqonda kahle ukuthi yimaphi amazinga okudingeka baqhudelane.&quot; U-Koen ucabange ngale midlalo emithathu ngokwaneliseka okukhulu: “Sibe namathuba kumdlalo wokuvula sibhekene neScotland, okuwukuphela komehluko ikhono labo lokuvala izikhathi ezinkulu. &quot;Leso yisifundo esisodwa kithi esikhathini esizayo: indlela yokulawula nokuqondisa imidlalo kangcono. Ukuthatha kwethu izinqumo enkundleni kungathuthuka kakhulu futhi kubonakale kuma-patches ngokumelene neScotland.&quot; Ikhadi elibomvu namakhadi aphuzi bedlala ne-Italy konakalise umdlalo wabo wesibili, ngokusho kukaKoen. “Besiphumile kuleso siwombe sesibili silahlekelwe yilabo badlali kwadingeka sidlale nabadlali abangu-13,” kusho uKoen. &quot;Kodwa engakubona kulowo mdlalo ukulwa okukhonjiswe abadlali futhi ngaziqhenya kakhulu ngendlela abadlale ngayo esiwombeni sesibili bebhekene neqembu elikleliswe phezulu njenge-Italy.&quot; Ukunqoba kweSamoa ngoLwesihlanu kube yinto egqamile kuKoen, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokudlala ngokulingana neqembu lasePacific Islands emasontweni ambalwa edlule ku-WXV yokuzifudumeza. “Emdlalweni wethu odlule eHermanus, sibe nabadlali abaningi ababuya ekulimaleni futhi lokho kukhombisile,” kusho uKoen. &quot;Namuhla sidlale ibhola lombhoxo elihle imizuzu engu-40. Isiwombe sesibili besiphoxekile, kodwa leso siwombe sokuqala sikhuthaze wonke umuntu obukele. Sifuna ukuheha abesifazane abaningi kulo mdlalo, futhi ukudlala njengoba senza kuzokwenza lokho. &quot;I-WXV ibiyinhle kakhulu, futhi siyalibonga ithuba. Asikwazi ukulinda unyaka ozayo. Sifunde izifundo ezibalulekile futhi Abesifazane bamaBhokobhoko njengeqembu basendaweni engcono ngenxa yalokho.&quot;

Koen delighted as Springbok Women finish season on a high

Koen was verheug toe Springbok Vroue seisoen op &#39;n hoogtepunt afsluit

U-Koen wonwabile njengoko iSpringbok Women igqiba isizini ikwizinga eliphezulu

U-Koen ujabule njengoba Abesifazane bamaBhokobhoko beqeda isizini behambela phezulu

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